The LORD has brought her grief because of her many sins. Her children have gone into exile, captive before the foe. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; in weakness they have fled before the pursuer. When her people fell into enemy hands, there was no one to help her. Her enemies looked at her and laughed at her destruction. All who honored her despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.
Her fall was astounding; there was none to comfort her. Look around and see. Is any suffering like my suffering that was inflicted on me, that the LORD brought on me in the day of his fierce anger? He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. Hope Bolinger is an editor at Salem, a multi-published novelist, and a graduate of Taylor University's professional writing program.
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Lamentations 1 Lamentations 2 Lamentations 3. Lamentations 4 Lamentations 5. Who Wrote the Book of Lamentations? Context and Background of Lamentations Written in precise and grotesque detail about the events of the Babylonian raid on Jerusalem and captivity Lamentations , we see that the once-lovely Jerusalem is no longer safe.
In this chapter the first three verses each begin with the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the next three verses each begin with the second letter, and so on.
Lamentations 5 contains 22 verses but is not acrostic. The use of this literary device also reflects the thoughtful use of language in crying out to God. However, unlike many books in the Old Testament, Lamentations does not contain any responses from the Lord; it captures only the suffering and longing that the people experienced before the Lord showed mercy to them. Lamentations 1—2 Jeremiah laments the desolate state of Jerusalem following its destruction by the Babylonians.
But this recital is integrally woven into the fabric of a poetic wrestling with the ways of God who, as the Lord of history, was dealing with his wayward people. The author of these laments and those who preserved them understood clearly that the Babylonians were merely the human agents of divine judgment.
It was God himself who had destroyed the city and temple ; ,17,22 ; This was not a merely arbitrary act on the Lord's part; blatant, God-defying sin and covenant-breaking rebellion were at the root of his people's woes , ; ; , Although weeping ; ,18 ; is to be expected and cries for redress against the enemy ; are understandable ps , the proper response to judgment is acknowledgment of sin ,8,14,22 ; ; ; ; ,16 and heartfelt contrition Trust in God's mercies and faithfulness must not falter.
The book that begins with lament rightly ends with an appeal to the Lord for restoration In the middle of the book, the theology of Lamentations reaches its apex as it focuses on the goodness of God. He is the Lord of hope , , of love , of faithfulness , of salvation and restoration In spite of all evidence to the contrary, "his compassions never fail.
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