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Lamentations 1:1 – 1:11
Each of the five chapters of Lamentations expresses grief over the destruction of Jerusalem, but this passage give the most serious weeping. It describes the utter destruction of the capital city caused by her grievous sin. Israel is no longer a super-power among the nations, but …

Lamentations 1:12 – 1:22
In the last half of this chapter Jerusalem shows extreme sorrow over her desolate Condition. (vv. 12-19). “Is it nothing to you ...? Is it not of concern to you? Do you not care?” These are statements of her pathetic appeal to passers-by to look on and consi …