Lamentations 1:1-11
The Prophet is Sad Over Jerusalem’s Fall
Lamentations 1:12-22
Jerusalem’s Plea For Mercy
Lamentations 2:1-10
God’s Judgement Came to Jerusalem
Lamentations 2:11-22
The Prophet Cried Out in Anguish Over Jerusalem
Lamentations 3:1-24
The Prophen Details His Afflictions
Lamentations 3:25-40
The Prophet Places His Hope in a Compassionate God
Lamentations 3:41-66
The Prophet Pled For Deliverance From The Pit
Lamentations 4:1-13
God’s Punishment For Jerusalem’s Sin
Lamentations 4:14-22
Reasons Jerusalem Was Captured
Lamentations 5:1-6
The People Remember How they have Suffered
Lamentations 5:7-18
Joy Was Replaced by Sadness And Mourning
Lamentations 5:19-22
God is Still on His Throne And His Grace is Abounding
The Prophet Cried Out in Anguish Over Jerusalem
Lamentations 2:11–22
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This passage contains Jeremiah’s anguished cry as he wept over the destruction of the city he had loved and he calls for the people to cry out to God (vv. 11-19). He vividly portrays five sketches of Jerusalem’s condition which prompted his cry:
A horrific description is given as in desperation children were being eaten by those who bore them (cannibalism), a most reprehensible crime against humanity, was resorted to by the Hebrews only as a last desperate act (v. 20). Priest and prophet alike were massacred in the Temple; young and old lie unburied in the street; virgins, young women and young men are fallen by the sword (vv. 21-22). God had warned Israel what would happen if she disobeyed Him (Lev. 26:14-39 and Deut. 28:15-68).
Application
What is my reaction to moral degradation? I need to be deeply moved, like Jeremiah was, as I see the moral decay surrounding us today. The only answer is a revival which needs to start in my own heart.
Lamentations 2:11-22 (English Standard Version)
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