Old Testament Major Prophets 5 chapters
Lamentations
Five acrostic poems of grief over Jerusalem's destruction — raw sorrow anchored by one hope at the center: God's mercies are new every morning.
Outline
- Ch. 1 The desolate city weeps
- Ch. 2 The LORD's anger against Zion
- Ch. 3 Personal anguish and the turning point of hope (3:22–24)
- Ch. 4 The siege's horrors remembered
- Ch. 5 A communal prayer for restoration