Lamentations 1:3

Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.

Cross-reference

Lamentations 2:9 echoes the same exile imagery—gates ruined, king among nations—reinforcing the plight of Lamentations 1:3.

2 Chronicles 36:21 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:21 explains the exile fulfilled the land's Sabbath rest, giving the theological reason behind the lament.

Jeremiah 52:27–30 Historical context

Jeremiah 52:27-30 gives the numbers of exiles in multiple deportations, showing the scale behind Lamentations 1:3.

Jeremiah 52:15 Historical context

Jeremiah 52:15 lists specific groups taken captive, adding detail to the exile Lamentations 1:3 mourns.

Jeremiah 52:8 Historical context

Jeremiah 52:8 records the army overtaking Zedekiah—a specific instance of pursuers overtaking Judah as lamented here.

Jeremiah 39:9 Historical context

Jeremiah 39:9 describes Nebuzaradan carrying the remaining people into exile, the event summarized in Lamentations 1:3.

Jeremiah 24:9 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 24:9 predicts the exiles becoming a reproach among nations—the very reality Lamentations 1:3 laments.

2 Chronicles 36:20 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:20 records the actual deportation to Babylon that Lamentations 1:3 laments, providing the historical counterpart.

2 Kings 25:21 Historical context

2 Kings 25:11 again details the deportation, reinforcing that 'her pursuers have overtaken her' as historical reality.

2 Kings 25:11 Historical context

2 Kings 25:11 describes the final exile of those left in Jerusalem, confirming the 'hard servitude' Judah faces.

2 Kings 24:15 Historical context

2 Kings 24:15 specifies the exile of Jehoiachin and his court, directly illustrating the captivity Judah endures.

2 Kings 24:14 Historical context

2 Kings 24:14 records the deportation of Jerusalem's elite, providing the historical event behind Judah's exile here.

Deuteronomy 28:64–67 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28:64-67 warns of no rest among the nations, a direct prophecy fulfilled in Lamentations 1:3's 'finds no resting place'.

Leviticus 26:36–39 Prophetic fulfillment

Leviticus 26:36-39 threatens the covenant curse of scattering and no rest among enemies—exactly what Lamentations 1:3 describes.

Leviticus 26:33 Prophetic fulfillment

Leviticus 26:33 pronounces scattering and sword pursuit as covenant curse—fulfilled in Judah's exile here.

Jeremiah 39:5 Historical context

Jeremiah 39:5 records Zedekiah being overtaken by pursuers—the exact event behind the poetic 'pursuers overtook her' here.

In Isaiah 23:12, the same 'no rest' phrase describes Sidon’s judgment—a parallel of divine punishment on proud nations.