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Listen, all you peoples; look on my suffering. My young men and young women have gone into exile. <a href="/nlt/lamentations/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> “The LORD is right,” Jerusalem says, “for I rebelled against him. Listen, people everywhere; look upon my anguish and despair, for my sons and daughters have been taken captive to distant lands. <a href="/esv/lamentations/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> “The LORD is in the right, for I have rebelled against his word; but hear, all you peoples, and see my suffering; my young women and my young men have gone into captivity. <a href="/bsb/lamentations/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The LORD is righteous, yet I rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity. <a href="/kjv/lamentations/1.htm">King James Bible</a> The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. <a href="/nkjv/lamentations/1.htm">New King James Version</a> “The LORD is righteous, For I rebelled against His commandment. Hear now, all peoples, And behold my sorrow; My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity. <a href="/nasb_/lamentations/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “The LORD is righteous, For I have rebelled against His command; Hear now, all peoples, And see my pain; My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity. <a href="/nasb/lamentations/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The LORD is righteous; For I have rebelled against His command; Hear now, all peoples, And behold my pain; My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity. <a href="/nasb77/lamentations/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “The LORD is righteous; For I have rebelled against His command; Hear now, all peoples, And behold my pain; My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity. <a href="/lsb/lamentations/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Yahweh is righteous; For I have rebelled against His command; Hear now, all peoples, And behold my pain; My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity. <a href="/amp/lamentations/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “The LORD is righteous and just; For I have rebelled against His commandment (His word). Hear now, all you peoples, And look at my pain; My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity. <a href="/csb/lamentations/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD is just, for I have rebelled against his command. Listen, all you people; look at my pain. My young women and young men have gone into captivity. <a href="/hcsb/lamentations/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD is just, for I have rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look at my pain. My young men and women have gone into captivity. <a href="/asv/lamentations/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> Jehovah is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my sorrow: My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. <a href="/cev/lamentations/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD was right, but I refused to obey him. Now I ask all of you to look at my sufferings--even my young people have been dragged away. <a href="/erv/lamentations/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. <a href="/gwt/lamentations/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "The LORD is right in what he did, because I rebelled against his word. Please listen, all you people, and look at my pain. My young women and young men have gone into captivity. <a href="/gnt/lamentations/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> "But the LORD is just, for I have disobeyed him. Listen to me, people everywhere; look at me in my pain. My young men and women have been taken away captive. <a href="/isv/lamentations/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> The LORD is in the right, but I rebelled against his commands. Listen, please, all you people, and look at my pain— my young men and women have gone into captivity. <a href="/msb/lamentations/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The LORD is righteous, yet I rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity. <a href="/net/lamentations/1.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD is right to judge me! Yes, I rebelled against his commands. Please listen, all you nations, and look at my suffering! My young women and men have gone into exile. <a href="/nheb/lamentations/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD is righteous, for I have rebelled against his commandment. Please listen all you people, and see my suffering. My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity. <a href="/wbt/lamentations/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. <a href="/web/lamentations/1.htm">World English Bible</a> “Yahweh is righteous, for I have rebelled against his commandment. Please hear all you peoples, and see my sorrow. My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/lamentations/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> YHWH is righteous, "" For I have provoked His mouth. Now hear, all you peoples, and see my pain, "" My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity. <a href="/ylt/lamentations/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Righteous is Jehovah, For His mouth I have provoked. Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and see my pain, My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity. <a href="/slt/lamentations/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Jehovah he is just: for I embittered his mouth: hear now, all ye peoples, and see my pain: my virgins and my chosen ones went into captivity.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/lamentations/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Sade. The Lord is just, for I have provoked his mouth to wrath: hear, I pray you, all ye people, and see my sorrow: my virgins, and my young men are gone into captivity. <a href="/cpdv/lamentations/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> SADE. The Lord is just, for it is I who has provoked his mouth to wrath. I beg all people to listen and to see my sorrow. My virgins and my youths have gone into captivity. <a href="/nabre/lamentations/1.htm">New American Bible</a> “The LORD is in the right; I had defied his command. Listen, all you peoples, and see my pain: My young women and young men have gone into captivity. <a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The LORD is in the right, for I have rebelled against his word; but hear, all you peoples, and behold my suffering; my young women and young men have gone into captivity.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The LORD is righteous; and I have rebelled against him; hear, all you peoples, and behold my grief; my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. <a href="/hpbt/lamentations/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Tsadhe Righteous is LORD JEHOVAH against whom I have rebelled. Hear, all you nations, and see my sorrow! My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/lamentations/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The LORD is righteous; For I have rebelled against His word; Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, And behold my pain: My virgins and my young men Are gone into captivity. <a href="/sep/lamentations/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> TSADE. The Lord is righteous; for I have provoked his mouth: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my grief: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. <a href="/parallel/lamentations/1-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=258" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/lamentations/1.htm">How Lonely Lies the City</a> …17Zion stretches out her hands, but there is no one to comfort her. The LORD has decreed against Jacob that his neighbors become his foes. Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them. 18<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: ṣad·dîq (Adj-ms) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">is righteous,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: mā·rî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">I have rebelled</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: p̄î·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">against His command.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Listen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all you people;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ʿam·mīm (Art:: N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">look upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/4341.htm" title="4341: maḵ·’ō·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Pain. Sometimes makcowb; also makfobah; from ka'ab; anguish or affliction.">my suffering.</a> <a href="/hebrew/970.htm" title="970: ū·ḇa·ḥū·ray (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- A young man. Or bachur; participle passive of bachar; properly, selected, i.e. A youth.">My young men</a> <a href="/hebrew/1330.htm" title="1330: bə·ṯū·lō·ṯay (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin; sometimes a bride; also a city or state.">and maidens</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">have gone</a> <a href="/hebrew/7628.htm" title="7628: ḇaš·še·ḇî (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Exiled, captured, exile, booty. From shbuw; exiled; captured; as noun, exile; by extension, booty.">into captivity.</a> 19I called out to my lovers, but they have betrayed me. My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a> He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He. <a href="/nehemiah/9-33.htm">Nehemiah 9:33</a> You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly. <a href="/daniel/9-14.htm">Daniel 9:14</a> Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice. <a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Psalm 51:4</a> Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge. <a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Jeremiah 12:1</a> Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? <a href="/isaiah/5-16.htm">Isaiah 5:16</a> But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness. <a href="/psalms/119-137.htm">Psalm 119:137</a> Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments. <a href="/ezekiel/18-25.htm">Ezekiel 18:25</a> Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust? <a href="/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4</a> Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.” <a href="/romans/3-26.htm">Romans 3:26</a> He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus. <a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Revelation 15:3</a> and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations! <a href="/revelation/16-7.htm">Revelation 16:7</a> And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.” <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-6</a> And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” <a href="/1_peter/4-17.htm">1 Peter 4:17</a> For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God? <a href="/luke/7-29.htm">Luke 7:29</a> All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.Lord<a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Exodus 9:27</a> And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a> He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.<a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Judges 1:7</a> And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.for I<a href="/lamentations/3-42.htm">Lamentations 3:42</a> We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.<a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">1 Samuel 12:14,15</a> If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God: … <a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a> For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.commandment Heb.<a href="/1_kings/13-21.htm">1 Kings 13:21</a> And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,hear<a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">Lamentations 1:12</a> Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.<a href="/deuteronomy/29-22.htm">Deuteronomy 29:22-28</a> So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it; … <a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8,9</a> And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? … my virgins<a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Lamentations 1:5,6</a> Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy… <a href="/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32-41</a> Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Command</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-21.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-24.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-45.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-44.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-58.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-2.htm">Please</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-3.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-3.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Right</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-15.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-12.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Virgins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Word</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-15.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">Command</a> <a href="/daniel/3-22.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-21.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-21.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-16.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-6.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-15.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-14.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-30.htm">Please</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-34.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm">Right</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-5.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Virgins</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-17.htm">Word</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 1</div>1. <a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">The miseries of Jerusalem and of the Jews lamented</a> 12. <a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">The attention of beholders demanded to this unprecedented case</a> 18. <a href="/lamentations/1-18.htm">The justice of God acknowledged, and his mercy supplicated.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/lamentations/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The LORD is righteous This phrase acknowledges the inherent justice and holiness of God. Throughout the Old Testament, God's righteousness is a central theme, emphasizing His moral perfection and fairness (<a href="/psalms/11-7.htm">Psalm 11:7</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>). In the context of Lamentations, this declaration serves as a confession that the suffering experienced is not due to any fault in God but is a result of the people's own actions. The righteousness of God is a standard against which human actions are measured, and it underscores the covenant relationship where blessings and curses are contingent upon obedience (Deuteronomy 28).Yet I rebelled against His command This confession of rebellion highlights the personal and communal sin of the people of Judah. Rebellion against God's command refers to the breaking of the covenant laws given through Moses (Exodus 19-24). Historically, this rebellion included idolatry, social injustice, and failure to observe the Sabbath and other commandments (<a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13, 19</a>). The acknowledgment of sin is a crucial step in the process of repentance and restoration, a theme echoed in the prophetic calls to return to God (<a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18-20</a>).Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering This plea for attention is both a call for empathy and a public acknowledgment of the consequences of sin. The suffering of Jerusalem serves as a warning to other nations and peoples about the seriousness of turning away from God. It reflects the communal nature of sin and its impact, not just on the individual but on the entire community. The suffering is a fulfillment of prophetic warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah and Isaiah, who foretold the consequences of disobedience (<a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8-11</a>).My young men and maidens have gone into captivity The captivity of the young men and maidens signifies the loss of the future generation and the devastating impact of the Babylonian exile. This event is historically rooted in the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC, leading to the deportation of many inhabitants to Babylon (<a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14-16</a>). The loss of the young symbolizes the interruption of family lines and cultural continuity, a severe consequence of the nation's sin. This captivity is a type of spiritual exile, pointing to the need for redemption and restoration, themes fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who offers freedom from the captivity of sin (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is described as righteous in His judgments. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah (Traditionally attributed author)</a> The prophet who is believed to have written Lamentations, lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city that has been destroyed due to the rebellion of its people against God. 4. <a href="/topical/y/young_men_and_maidens.htm">Young men and maidens</a> Represent the future and vitality of the nation, now taken into captivity. 5. <a href="/topical/c/captivity.htm">Captivity</a> The Babylonian exile, a consequence of the people's disobedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/acknowledgment_of_god's_righteousness.htm">Acknowledgment of God's Righteousness</a> Recognize that God's judgments are always just, even when they involve discipline or hardship. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_rebellion.htm">Consequences of Rebellion</a> Understand that rebellion against God leads to suffering and loss, as seen in the captivity of Jerusalem's people. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> The verse serves as a call to self-examination and repentance, urging believers to turn back to God. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> Reflect on the communal aspect of sin and its consequences, as the entire city suffers due to collective disobedience. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> While the verse speaks of suffering, it also implies hope for restoration through acknowledgment of sin and turning back to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 1</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_david's_faith_with_history.htm">How do we reconcile David's confidence in divine intervention (Psalm 5:3, 8) with known historical conflicts where God's protection was not apparent?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_a_kind_god_allow_suffering.htm">How can a compassionate God allow such severe suffering as described in Lamentations 1:5?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_psalm_88_devoid_of_hope.htm">Why does Psalm 88 present unrelenting despair without any expression of hope, seeming to contradict other passages that emphasize God's deliverance (Psalm 88:1-3)?</a> <a href="/q/can_hananiah's_short_exile_prophecy_be_trusted.htm">In Jeremiah 28:1-4, how can Hananiah's prophecy of a short Babylonian captivity be trusted given the historical evidence of a much longer exile?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) The Lord is righteous . . .--An echo from <a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm" title="Righteous are you, O LORD, when I plead with you: yet let me talk with you of your judgments: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they happy that deal very treacherously?">Jeremiah 12:1</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/12-6.htm" title="Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.">2Chronicles 12:6</a>. Misery does its work, and issues in repentance. The suffering comes from the all-righteous Judge. It is, perhaps, significant that with this beginning of conversion the name "Jehovah" reappears.All people . . .--Better, all peoples. Those addressed are the heathen nations, who are summoned to gaze on the desolate mourners.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - People; render, peoples. <a href="/commentaries/lamentations/1-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH is righteous, צַדִּ֥יק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> Just, righteous for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I have rebelled מָרִ֑יתִי (mā·rî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> To be contentious or rebellious against His command. פִ֣יהוּ (p̄î·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to Listen, שִׁמְעוּ־ (šim·‘ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently all you people; כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every look upon וּרְאוּ֙ (ū·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see my suffering. מַכְאֹבִ֔י (maḵ·’ō·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4341.htm">Strong's 4341: </a> Anguish, affliction My young men וּבַחוּרַ֖י (ū·ḇa·ḥū·ray) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_970.htm">Strong's 970: </a> Selected, a youth and maidens בְּתוּלֹתַ֥י (bə·ṯū·lō·ṯay) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1330.htm">Strong's 1330: </a> A virgin, sometimes, a bride have gone הָלְכ֥וּ (hā·lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk into captivity. בַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ (ḇaš·še·ḇî) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7628.htm">Strong's 7628: </a> Exiled, captured, exile, booty <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/1-18.htm">Lamentations 1:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/lamentations/1-18.htm">Lamentations 1:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/lamentations/1-18.htm">Lamentations 1:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/lamentations/1-18.htm">Lamentations 1:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/lamentations/1-18.htm">Lamentations 1:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/1-18.htm">Lamentations 1:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/1-18.htm">Lamentations 1:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/1-18.htm">Lamentations 1:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/1-18.htm">Lamentations 1:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/lamentations/1-18.htm">Lamentations 1:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-18.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 1:18 Yahweh is righteous (Lam. 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