Lamentations 3:50

Till the Lord look down, and behold from heaven.

Cross-reference

In Lamentations 2:20, the same cry 'Look, O LORD, and see' is made over Jerusalem's devastation — a direct parallel within the book.

Lamentations 5:1 also pleads 'look and see our disgrace' — reinforcing the desperate appeal for God to notice suffering.

Psalm 80:14 Parallel

Psalm 80:14 uses the identical phrase 'look down from heaven and see' — a plea for God to restore his vine Israel.

Isaiah 62:7 Parallel

Isaiah 62:7 commands giving God no rest until Jerusalem is established — exactly the 'until' logic of Lamentations 3:50.

Isaiah 63:15 cries 'Look down from heaven and see' — a verbal echo seeking God's compassion and action.

In Daniel 9:16-19, Daniel implores God to look upon the desolate city and forgive — a direct echo of Lamentations' plea for God to see Jerusalem's suffering.

Psalm 33:13 Allusion

Psalm 33:13 uses the identical phrase 'looks down from heaven' to describe God's universal observation, while Lamentations longs for that specific gaze.

Psalm 14:2 Contrast

Psalm 14:2 depicts God's general survey of humanity from heaven, contrasting with Lamentations' specific plea for God to look mercifully on Jerusalem.