Lamentations 5:8

Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 28:43 Prophetic fulfillment

In Deuteronomy 28:43, foreigners rise above Israel — the very curse being fulfilled as slaves rule over them.

Psalm 7:2 Parallel

In Psalm 7:2, David cries 'no one to rescue' from enemies — directly parallel to Lamentations' plea.

Psalm 50:22 Parallel

In Psalm 50:22, God warns the wicked with no rescuer — same phrase but divine judgment context.

In Proverbs 30:22, a servant becoming king is unbearable — exactly the situation lamented in Lamentations.

Deuteronomy 28:29 Prophetic fulfillment

In Deuteronomy 28:29, the curse 'no man shall save thee' is fulfilled as Lamentations laments no deliverer.

Jeremiah 5:19 Historical context

In Jeremiah 5:19, God explains that serving strangers results from serving foreign gods—the very reason behind Lamentations' oppression.

Job 5:4 Parallel

In Job 5:4, the fool's children have no defender — echoes the lack of deliverance in Lamentations.

Hosea 2:10 Parallel

In Hosea 2:10, God declares 'none shall deliver her out of my hand,' echoing the helplessness of Lamentations' 'none to deliver us.'

In Zechariah 11:6, God says He will not deliver them from their neighbors' hands, mirroring the no-deliverance theme.