Lam 2:13, Mat 11:16-19, Mar 4:30 | ESV | STEP | What can I say for you , to what compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem ? What can I liken to you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion ? For your ruin is vast as the sea ; who can heal you?

Lamentations 2:13

13 What can I say for you, ^ato what compare you,
O daughter of Jerusalem?
^bWhat can I liken to you, that I may comfort you,
O virgin daughter of Zion?
^cFor your ruin is vast as the sea;
who can heal you?

Matthew 11:16-19

16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,

17 “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
18 For John came ^dneither eating ^enor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man came ^feating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, ^ga friend of ^htax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts children (compare Luke 7:35)}

Mark 4:30

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

30 ^jAnd he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?