LAMENTATIONS
Who: Jeremiah
What: Dirge Poem (Lament)
Where: Babylon
When: 586 BC-584 bc
Why: To express the despair of
the people of Judah over the loss of their land, city, and Temple.
Outline (Chapter)
Sorrows of Captives (1)
Anger with Jerusalem (2)
Hope and Mercy (3)
Punishment (4)
Restoration (5)
Key Verse:
“Because of the lord’s great love we are not consumed. for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning: great Is your faithfulness.
(Lamentations 3:22,23)