The Book of #Lamentations ends with the expression of confidence in YHWH and hope for the future.  The author hoped YHWH would bring His people back and renew them. 

Yet he maintained some concern whether YHWH has indeed completely rejected His people. 

The concern was understandable, but YHWH would maintain His covenant loyalty for His people, and accomplish the restoration He promised through Jesus the Christ.

The Book of #Lamentations ends with the expression of confidence in YHWH and hope for the future.  The author hoped YHWH would bring His people back and renew them. 

Yet he maintained some concern whether YHWH has indeed completely rejected His people. 

The concern was understandable, but YHWH would maintain His covenant loyalty for His people, and accomplish the restoration He promised through Jesus the Christ.

We might be concerned that profound expressions of grief and pain might lead people toward nihilistic #despair. 

While that still might be possible, such is not the case when it comes to the Book of #Lamentations. 

We might be concerned that profound expressions of grief and pain might lead people toward nihilistic #despair. 

While that still might be possible, such is not the case when it comes to the Book of #Lamentations. 

#Lamentations vividly and viscerally describes the destruction of Jerusalem, the demise of so many of its people, and the agony of the exile. 

Its author gives voice to all the people regarding all they have suffered.

#Lamentations vividly and viscerally describes the destruction of Jerusalem, the demise of so many of its people, and the agony of the exile. 

Its author gives voice to all the people regarding all they have suffered.

The Book of #Lamentations can be found between Jeremiah and Ezekiel in English translations of the #Bible.  In the Hebrew Bible, it is part of the megillot, or five scrolls, as part of the Writings.  The Book of Lamentations is often associated with Jeremiah. 

It represents a first-person report and lament over the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple at the hands of the Babylonians in 586 BCE and the exile which followed.

The Book of #Lamentations can be found between Jeremiah and Ezekiel in English translations of the #Bible.  In the Hebrew Bible, it is part of the megillot, or five scrolls, as part of the Writings.  The Book of Lamentations is often associated with Jeremiah. 

It represents a first-person report and lament over the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple at the hands of the Babylonians in 586 BCE and the exile which followed.