Lamentations 1:21 Meaning
They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.
Context Explained
19I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
20Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
21They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.
22Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Psalm 69:20
Both verses express deep sorrow and a feeling of abandonment amidst suffering.
Matthew 5:4
This verse connects to the Beatitude about those who mourn, highlighting the comfort that follows.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
This passage speaks to God as the source of comfort in times of trouble, similar to the lament expressed here.
Source: Lamentations 1:21