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Lamentations 1:1

Lamentations can be described as the continuing narrative of the book of Jeremiah, where for 51 chapters, the prophet predicted Jerusalem's downfall. The 52nd chapter records the terrible defeat of the holy City, when Nebuchadnezzar, the mighty king of Babylon, burned the city and the sanctuary. 

The Chaldeans laid siege to Jerusalem for many years and defeated Zedekiah, the ungodly king of Israel who did evil in the sight of read more...

Lamentations 1:12

Although Lamentations was probably written by Jeremiah, no specific author is identifiable, giving everyone who was affected by the Babylonian siege of the Jerusalem, the destruction of the Temple, and the deportation of the people, an opportunity to identify with the intense grief of the author and to lament the sorry state of the people of God.

The opening section describes the solitary condition of the formerly majestic city read more...

Lamentations 3:22

Throughout his life, the truth of God that was faithfully taught by Jeremiah the prophet, was rejected and ridiculed by all and sundry. This was bad enough, but when He saw the destruction and devastation of Jerusalem, he fell into deep depression and wept and mourned over the ruins of the beautiful city of God.

However, in his distress hope was revived as Jeremiah looked away from himself to the Lord, and called to mind the read more...

Lamentations 3:23

However deep, dark, and dangerous the circumstances of life are, we are told that the steadfast love of God never ceases towards us. No matter how bleak and evil the world situation becomes, we have God's unfailing reassurance that His mercy and compassion are new every morning; how great is the faithfulness of our gracious God.

Our unbelief looks at the overwhelming circumstances in our own lives and the tremendous troubles read more...

Lamentations 3:24

It must have been devastating for the prophet Jeremiah to witness the fall of Jerusalem, the enslavement of his people, and the destruction of the holy Temple of God. He knew that the reason for this painful period in Israel's problematic history, was due to the gross sin and spiritual adultery of God's chosen people.

Here, we witness Jeremiah mourning for both the downfall of the city of Jerusalem and the shocking sinfulness of read more...

Lamentations 3:25

We are told that there are none that are good, only God: "And God is GOOD to those that wait for Him." God is GOOD to the person who searches for Him, for He is not far from any of us and He will be found by us if we search for Him with all our hearts.

It was Jeremiah who is often called the weeping prophet, who having witnessed the sacking of the holy Temple of God by the Babylonians, read more...

Lamentations 3:26

Jeremiah was to witness to the children of Israel being sold into slavery, that the city of God would be destroyed and the Temple of the Lord would be raised to the ground. But despite his earnest prayer for his people, his message of repentance was rejected. He is rightly called the weeping prophet for he witnessed the rod of the Lord being used to discipline God's rebellious people. In this passage, Jeremiah is discovered lamenting the hopelessness read more...

Lamentations 3:32

Jeremiah is often called 'the weeping prophet' for he was to prophecy to deaf ears and witness to blinded, callused hearts. But through all of his long and faithful ministry, he was (like the Lord Jesus) despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with much grief.

And despite calling the nation of Israel to repent of their sins and return to the Lord, he wept over Jerusalem when he witnessed the fulfilment of read more...

Lamentations 3:57

How powerful, comforting, and heart-warning, are these words written by Jeremiah, the weeping prophet of Israel, who grieved over the shocking demise of Jerusalem and lamented over the ruins of David's golden city. "You drew near when I called on You," Jeremiah declared. "You said, 'Do not fear - Do not be afraid!'"

The invisible, omnipresent God is never far from any one of us, but His presence ofttimes seems read more...