Old Testament · Major Prophets
Lamentations
Lamentations is poetry written over the ruins of Jerusalem. It refuses to look away from the loss, and at its centre says that the Lord's mercies are new every morning.
- Authorship
- Traditionally attributed to Jeremiah. The book itself is anonymous.
- Historical setting
- Jerusalem immediately after its destruction.
- Key themes
- Grief · Acknowledged sin · Steadfast love · Waiting
- Where it sits in the story
- Scripture's model for mourning without abandoning hope.
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