Title Lamentations of Jeremiah (Lamentations 01:1)
Contents Chapter 1 Zion's Desolation
1. The Prophet's Lament for the Fall of Judah (1-11)
The greatest among the nations becomes a widow, and a princess becomes a tribute-bearer.
The road of Shaon is barren, and no one passes through the seasons.
All the glory of virgin Zion is gone
2. The lamentation of the Jewish people (12-22)
(Lamentations 1:14) With his hands he bound the yoke of my iniquities, and bound it and put it on my neck; he made my strength tired; thou hast delivered me into the hand of those I cannot withstand.
trampling the virgin Judas into a winepress
Chapter 2 The Wrath of God
1. God's Judgment (1-10)
Destroying the strong table of the virgin Judah>Cutting off all the horns of Israel>A raging fire engulfs Jacob>Beautiful in the eyes and devours all>Adds sorrow and sorrow to the virgin Judah
(Lamentations 2:6) You have demolished the tabernacle like a tent in a garden, you have destroyed the dwelling place of the assembly. despised
God forsakes his altar and hates his sanctuary. Delivered into the hands of the enemy.
2. The tragedy of the Jewish people (11-13)
(Lamentations 2:11) My eyes are broken with tears, my intestines boil, my liver is poured out on the ground, for the virgin and my people are destroyed, and the little children and the nursing children are confused in the streets of the city.
3. The cause of Judah's fall was a false prophet (14)
false warnings and deceitful springs
4. Arsenic of Passers-by and Once (15-16)
Passers-by: Perfect glory. The joy of the world. Is this the city you used to call it?
All Enemies: We have swallowed him up. This is the day we have ever hoped for. We have obtained it and have seen it.
4. People's Prayer (20-22)
There is no one left or escaped from the day of the LORD's wrath.
Chapter 3 Asking for Compassion
1. The situation of the calamity that came upon Judah
Like a bear waiting for me, and a lion in a secret place.
I am the one who suffers because of the wrath of the LORD.
2. Believers remember the Lord's unchanging mercy and covenant and have hope (19-39)
(Lamentations 3:22) We are not destroyed, for the mercy and mercy of the LORD are endless.
(Lamentations 3:26) It is good for a man to wait quietly, hoping for the salvation of the Lord. (Lamentations 3:27) It is good for a man to be yoke when he is young (Lamentations 3:33) The Lord causes life to suffer and grieve. This is not my true intention
It is not that the Lord is pleased with
(Lamentations 3:34) To trample underfoot all the prisoners of the world (Lamentations 3:35), to pervert a man's judgment in the face of the Most High, (Lamentations 3:36) to accuse a man of his litigation.
3. Prophets are called to return to God through true repentance (40-41)
(Lamentations 3:40) Let us examine ourselves and return to the Lord (Lamentations 3:41) Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven
4. The Prophet describes the tribulation of the nation and appeals for salvation (42-66)
(Lamentations 3:47) Fear and pitfall and wreckage and destruction have come upon us.
(Lamentations 3:56) You have already heard my voice; now do not cover your ears to my groanings and outcries.
Chapter 4 Lamentations of Zion
1. Judas lamented that he was humbled (1-2)
The gold loses its light and turns into gold, and the stones of the sanctuary are poured out on the streets.
2. The devastation caused by famine (3-10)
Virgin My people are like ostriches in the wilderness.
Virgin My people's sins are worse than those of Sodom
When my people perish, a merciful woman boiled her children
3. The lamentation of the destruction of Jerusalem (11-12)
(Lamentations 4:11) The LORD is angry and pours out his fierce anger; he has made Zion a fire and has consumed its land.
4. It is said that the fall of Judah was due to the sin of the false prophet (13).
(Lamentations 4:13) For the sins of the prophets and the iniquity of the priests, they shed the blood of the righteous in the city.
5. The tragedy of the nation of Judah (14-16)
The LORD was angry and scattered, and he did not give further advice 6. The people of Judah said that it was in vain that they depended on foreign countries (17-18).
7. Babylon's Invasion Situation (19-20)
Faster than eagles in the air, chasing from the tops of mountains, ambushing in the wilderness
8. Last consolation (21-22)
Rejoice and rejoice, you virgin Edom, who dwells in the land of Uz.
(Lamentations 4:22) Virgin Zion, the punishment of your iniquities is finished; the Lord will not let you go into captivity again. Virgin Edom, the Lord will punish your iniquities and reveal your transgressions.
Chapter 5 Repentance
1. The Prophet Prays for Sorrow (1-18)
We are lonely children without a father, and our mothers are widows.
We shook hands with the Egyptians and the Assyrians, and we tried to get food.
(Lamentations 5:7) Our ancestors sinned and passed away, and we bore their iniquities.
(Lamentations 5:10) Our skin is black as a furnace because of the heat of hunger.
(Lamentations 5:21) Turn us back to you, O LORD, and we will return to you; make our days new again, as they were of old.