The Book of Lamentations
The Book of Lamentations is a collection of poetic expressions of grief and sorrow over the destruction of Jerusalem. Traditionally attributed to Jeremiah, the book gives voice to the pain experienced after the city's fall.
Through structured laments, the book mourns the consequences of sin while acknowledging God's justice. Yet even in deep sorrow, Lamentations affirms God's faithfulness and compassion, declaring that His mercies are new every morning.
Lamentations teaches:
- •Grief can be brought honestly before God
- •God's discipline is just
- •Hope remains even in devastation.
Author
Jeremiah
Written
586 BC
Chapters
5
Characters in Lamentations
Key Themes in Lamentations
Verse Commentaries in Lamentations
Lamentations 3:21
"This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.…"
Lamentations 3:22-23
"It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his comp…"
Lamentations 3:22
"It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his comp…"
Lamentations 3:23
"They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.…"
Lamentations 3:24
"The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.…"
Lamentations 3:25
"The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh…"
Lamentations 3:31-32
"For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, ye…"
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