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Book of Lamentations

Lamentations mourns the fall of Jerusalem with raw honesty, yet finds a floor beneath the grief. Even in ruins, God's mercies are new every morning.

AuthorTraditionally Jeremiah

Datec. 6th century BC

ThemeGrief and hope

Chapters5

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Lamentations 3:22 “Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.” Lamentations 3:23 “They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!”

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