Old Testament Major ProphetsBook 25 of 66

Lamentations

Lamentations is a series of five funeral poems over the fallen Jerusalem — raw grief, honest confession, and at the very center, an astonishing confession of hope: "his compassions fail not… they are new every morning."

Author
Jeremiah (traditional)
Date Written
c. 586–575 BC
Audience
Survivors of Jerusalem's destruction
Length
5 chapters

Major Themes

Grief Judgment Mercy Hope Repentance

Key Verses

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