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Lamentations JUNE 8 Reading 159 CRIES OF DESPAIR Lamentations 1–5 “See, O Lord, how distressed I am! I am in torment within, and in my heart I am disturbed, for I have been most rebellious” (Lam. 1:20).A sense of despair over some great loss is no stranger to any human being. Yet reflection on ourContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Lamentations INTRODUCTION Five somber “dirge” or “funeral” poems express grief over the loss of the Jewish homeland and the destruction of Jerusalem. These poems, meditating on the tragedy and its causes, reflect a long literary tradition in the Middle East. They were clearly written by an eyewitness to Jerusalem’s fall. Tradition identifies Jeremiah as theContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”