Lamentations
Five poems of grief over the destruction of Jerusalem, with hope in God’s steadfast mercies.
Choose a chapter
- Written by
- Traditionally Jeremiah
- Date
- c. 586 BC
Themes
- Grief over judgment
- Honest lament
- Hope in God’s mercies
Outline
- Jerusalem’s desolationChapters 1–2
- Hope in the midst of griefChapter 3
- The siege remembered and a prayerChapters 4–5
Key verses
Because of the loving devotion of the Lord we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!