Lamentations 1:7

Lamentations 1:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.
• New International Version (NIV)In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands, there was no one to help her. Her enemies looked at her and laughed at her destruction.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and wandering all the precious things that were hers from days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the foe, and there was none to help her, her foes gloated over her; they mocked at her downfall.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the days of her affliction and roaming, Jerusalem remembers all her pleasant things That she had in the days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, With no one to help her, The adversaries saw her And mocked at her downfall.

Context of Lamentations 1:7

5Its opponents are now in control. Its enemies have no worries. The Lord made Zion suffer for its many rebellious acts. Its children go ahead of their opponents into captivity. 6All splendor has abandoned the people of Zion. Its influential people were like deer that couldn’t find any pasture. They ran without any strength ahead of the hunters. “Now, during its suffering and oppression, Jerusalem remembers all the treasures it had from ancient times, when its people fell into the power of their enemies with no one to help them. Their opponents looked on, and they laughed at Jerusalem’s downfall. 8Jerusalem has sinned so much that it has become a filthy thing. Everyone who used to honor it now despises it. They’ve seen it naked. Jerusalem groans and turns away. 9Jerusalem’s own filth ⌞covers⌟ its clothes. It gave no thought to its future. Its downfall was shocking. No one offers it comfort. ‘O Lord, look at my suffering, because my enemies have triumphed.’

Lamentations 1:7 word by word

זָֽכְרָ֣ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם יְמֵ֤י עָנְיָהּ֙ וּמְרוּדֶ֔יהָ כֹּ֚ל מַחֲמֻדֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ מִ֣ימֵי קֶ֑דֶם בִּנְפֹ֧ל עַמָּ֣הּ בְּיַד־צָ֗ר וְאֵ֤ין עוֹזֵר֙ לָ֔הּ רָא֣וּהָ צָרִ֔ים שָׂחֲק֖וּ עַ֥ל מִשְׁבַּתֶּֽהָ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• rememberedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• in the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of her afflictionעֳנִי‛ŏnîy · afflictionH6040
• and of her miseriesמָרוֹדmârûd · wanderingH4788
• all her pleasant thingsמַחְמֹדmachmûd machmûd · desirableH4262
• of oldקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: oldH6924
• when her peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• into the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the enemyצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• and none did helpעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• did mockשָׂחַקώâchaq · to laughH7832
• at her sabbathsמִשְׁבָּתmishbâth · annihilationH4868

Cross-references for Lamentations 1:7

• Job 29:2“If only my life could be like it used to be, in the days when God watched over me,
• Job 30:1“But now those who are younger than I am laugh at me. I didn’t think their fathers were fit to sit with the dogs of my flock.
• Psalms 42:4I will remember these things as I pour out my soul: how I used to walk with the crowd and lead it in a procession to God’s house. ⌞I sang⌟ songs of joy and thanksgiving while crowds of people celebrated a festival.
• Psalms 77:3I sigh as I remember God. I begin to lose hope as I think about him. Selah
• Hosea 2:7She will run after her lovers, but she won’t catch them. She will search for them, but she won’t find them. Then she will say, ‘I’ll go back to my first husband. Things were better for me than they are now.’
• Luke 15:17“Finally, he came to his senses. He said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more food than they can eat, while I’m starving to death here?
• Luke 16:25“Abraham replied, ‘Remember, my child, that you had a life filled with good times, while Lazarus’ life was filled with misery. Now he has peace here, while you suffer.
• Deuteronomy 4:7What great nation ever had their gods as near to them as the Lord our God is near to us whenever we pray to him?
• Deuteronomy 8:7The Lord your God is bringing you into a good land. It is a land with rivers that don’t dry up. There are springs and underground streams flowing through the valleys and hills.
• Psalms 147:19He speaks his word to Jacob, his laws and judicial decisions to Israel.
• Isaiah 5:1Let me sing a lovesong to my beloved about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
• Lamentations 1:10The enemies laid their hands on all of the city’s treasures. Jerusalem has seen the nations enter the holy place. ‘O Lord, they are the same people you have forbidden to enter your congregation.’
• Lamentations 2:15Everyone who walks along the road shakes a fist at you. They hiss and shake their heads at Jerusalem’s people: ‘Is this the city they used to call absolutely beautiful, the joy of the whole world?’
• Psalms 79:4We have become a disgrace to our neighbors, an object of ridicule and contempt to those around us.
• Psalms 137:3It was there that those who had captured us demanded that we sing. Those who guarded us wanted us to entertain them. ⌞They said,⌟ “Sing a song from Zion for us!”
• Micah 4:11But now many nations gather against you. They say, “Let’s dishonor Zion and gloat over it.”

Commentaries on Lamentations 1:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Did mock at her Sabbaths - משבתה mishbatteha . Some contend that Sabbaths are not intended here. The Septuagint has , "her habitation;" the Chaldee, טובהא על al tubaha, "her good things;" the Syriac, al toboroh, "her breach." The Vulgate and Arabic agree with the Hebrew. Some of my oldest MSS. have the word in the plural number, משבתיה mishbatteyha, "her Sabbaths." A multitude of Kennicott's MSS. have the same reading. The Jews were despised by the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction, And of her homelessness, All her pleasant things which have been from the days of old: Now that her people fall by the hand of the adversary, And she hath no helper; Her adversaries have seen her, They have mocked at her sabbath-keepings. The word rendered “homelessless” means wanderings, and describes the state of the Jews, cast forth from their homes and about to be dragged into exile. Sabbaths - Or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7laughing at her downfall: See also Jeremiah 24:9; Ezekiel 22:5; Ezekiel 36:4.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. remembered--rather, "remembers," now, in her afflicted state. In the days of her prosperity she did not appreciate, as she ought, the favors of God to her. Now, awakening out of her past lethargy, she feels from what high privileges she has fallen. when her people fell, &c.--that is, after which days of prosperity "her people fell." mock at her sabbaths--The heathen used to mock at the Jews' Sabbath, as showing their idleness, and term them…Read the comment

Topics related to Lamentations 1:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Infidelity
• Jerusalem
• Sabbath
• Scoffing

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Commentaries on Lamentations 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings