Jeremiah 42:2 References

2 and said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please let our apetition come before you, and bpray for us to the Lord your God, that is for all this remnant; because we are left but a cfew out of many, as your own eyes now see us,

c Leviticus 26:22, Deuteronomy 28:62, Isaiah 1:9, Lamentations 1:1


Leviticus 26

22 'aI will let loose among you the beasts of the field, which will bereave you of your children and destroy your cattle and reduce your number so that byour roads lie deserted.

Deuteronomy 28

62 "Then you shall be left few in number, awhereas you were as numerous as the stars of heaven, because you did not obey the Lord your God.

Isaiah 1

9 aUnless the Lord of hosts Had left us a few bsurvivors, We would be like cSodom, We would be like Gomorrah.

Lamentations 1

1 How alonely sits the city That was bfull of people! She has become like a cwidow Who was once dgreat among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces Has become a eforced laborer!