Lamentations 3:1

I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.

Cross-reference

Lamentations 1:12-14 describes the same sorrow under divine judgment, with fire in bones and being given into enemies – mirroring the rod of wrath.

Job 19:21 Parallel

In Job 19:21, Job cries that God's hand has touched him – a direct parallel to the man in Lamentations experiencing affliction from God's rod.

Psalm 88:7 Parallel

Psalm 88:7 says 'Your wrath lies heavy upon me' – a direct parallel to the rod of his wrath in Lamentations 3:1, both describing overwhelming divine anger.

Psalm 88:15 Parallel

Psalm 88:15 says 'I am afflicted... I suffer your terrors' – a direct parallel to the affliction under God's rod, emphasizing lifelong suffering.

Psalm 88:16 Parallel

Psalm 88:16 says 'Your wrath has swept over me' – identical imagery of divine wrath overwhelming the sufferer, echoing Lamentations 3:1.

Isaiah 53:3 Typology

Isaiah 53:3 describes a man of sorrows acquainted with grief – a typological parallel to the afflicted man in Lamentations, prefiguring the suffering Messiah.

Jeremiah 15:17 says 'I sat alone because of your hand, filled with indignation' – mirroring the isolation and divine affliction in Lamentations 3:1.

Jeremiah 15:18 complains of unceasing pain and incurable wound – paralleling the relentless affliction of the man under God's rod.

Jeremiah 20:14-18 shows Jeremiah cursing his birth, mirroring the same deep anguish and affliction under God's rod.

Jeremiah 20:18 laments being born to see toil and sorrow—a parallel to the speaker's affliction.

Ruth 1:20 Parallel

Ruth 1:20 has Naomi saying the Almighty dealt bitterly with her—a parallel cry of affliction from God.