2 for I saw the desolation of Zion and the wealth of those who lived at Babylon. (WEB)
2 Esdras 3:2
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2 Esdras 3:27–29
27 So you gave your city over into the hands of your enemies. (WEB) 28 “Then I said in my heart, ‘Are their deeds of those who inhabit Babylon any better? Is that why it gained dominion over Zion?’ (WEB) 29 For it came to pass when I came here, that I also saw impieties without num… (WEB)
Lamentations 5:17–19
17 Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim— 18 because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes. 19 You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.
2 Baruch 11:1–3
1 Moreover, I, Baruch, say this against thee, Babylon: If thou hadst prospered, And Zion had dwelt in her glory, Yet the grief to us had been great That thou shouldst be equal to Zion. (2BA) 2 But now, lo! the grief is infinite, And the lamentation measureless, For lo!… (2BA) 3 … (2BA)
2 Baruch 10:6–8
6 'Blessed is he who was not born, Or he, who having been born, has died. (2BA) 7 But as for us who live, woe unto us, Because we see the afflictions of Zion, And what has befallen Jerusalem. (2BA) 8 I will call the Sirens from the sea, And ye Lilin, come ye from the desert, And… (2BA)
Psalms 79:6–8
6 Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name, 7 for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland. 8 Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought lo…
1 Maccabees 2:6–8
6 He saw the blasphemies that were committed in Judah and in Jerusalem, (WEB) 7 and he said, “Woe is me! Why was I born to see the destruction of my people and the destruction of the holy city, and to dwell there when it was given into the hand of the enemy, the sanctua… (WEB)
Isaiah 64:9–11
9 Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people! 10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. 11 Our holy and beautiful temple, w…
2 Baruch 35:2–4
2 'O that mine eyes were springs, And mine eyelids a fount of tears. (2BA) 3 For how shall I lament for Zion, And how shall I mourn for Jerusalem? (2BA) 4 Because in that place where I am now prostrate, Of old the high priest offered holy sacrifices, And placed thereon an incens… (2BA)
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