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The book of lamentations was written by Jeremiah to warn the Jews of going a stray from God.
Answer:
According to Matthew Henry's book synopsis, Lamentations was written "after" Jerusalem's destruction. Therefore, Jeremiah's witness and warning went out to his people long before. His persecution and struggles in this pursuit are recorded in the book of "Jeremiah" where Jerusalem's destruction is recorded.
The words of "Lamentations" takes up after the people are led away to Babylon. They never read these words:
"How deserted lies the city, once so full of people!" (Lam.1:1 NIV)
As The Bible is timeless... so is man's rebellious nature against God's Commandments. The Bible calls this "sin" ["...sin is the transgression of the law - I John 3:4].
And in this regard, Lamentations may be an eye-opener to the "wise" in these last days as to "WHY" the chaos and confusion all around us -- our "sins" which separate us from the Lord, and which have always kept man separated.
While most folks don't bother reading it at all... most who do think of Lamentations as perhaps a "sad poem" of a people who forsook their God -- instead of a "prophecy" -- and a personal witness and warning to us in these last days to assess our own situation and relationship to our Creator.
The descriptions of the hardships they endured [like starvation and cannibalism] for their sins are disturbing... and ring out frighteningly "current" to the direction our society is headed.
"Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace. Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, our homes to foreigners. We have become orphans and fatherless, our mothers like widows. We must buy the water we drink; our wood can be had only at a price.
"We submitted to Egypt and Assyria [Germany] to get enough bread. Our fathers sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment. (Lam.5:1-7 NIV)
Prophecy has a way of repeating itself. What some people see as "past fulfillment" is a foreshadowing of things to come.
Lamentations isn't a warning to Jeremiah's people in his day... God inspired it as a warning to all people today in these "last days" [the ones who are reading them] who "call on the name of the Lord."
It conveys understanding of "WHY" there is so much "lamentation" in the world -- "sin," which is and has always been the breaking of the Ten Commandments... the sum of which is the "lack of love for our Creator and one another."
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Book Synopsis: - It is evident that Jeremiah was the author of the Lamentations which bear his name. The book was not written till after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. May we be led to consider sin as the cause of all our calamities, and under trials exercise submission, repentance, faith, and prayer, with the hope of promised deliverance through God's mercy." [Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary.]
What else can I help you with?
Lamentations was written after the destruction of what city?
The book of lamentations is written by the prophet Jeremiah, also reffered to as the weeping prophet. It was written after the destruction of the city of Jericho.
Which book in the Old Testament follows Lamentations?
Ezekiel is the next book in the Bible that follows Lamentations.
How many chapters are in the book of lamentation?
There exist five chapters in the book of Lamentations.
Who were the main characters in the book of lamentations?
the main character in of lamentations is Jeremiah
What is the book before Ezekiel in the bible?
Lamentations.
Is the book of Lamentations located in the bible?
Yes
What book in the Bible is considered the book of tears?
This is the Old Testament book of Lamentations.
What biblical book preceeded Ezekiel?
It is the book of Jeremiah called Lamentations.
To whom does the Talmud ascribe authorship of the books of Kings in the Bible?
The Book of Kings was written by Jeremiah, who also wrote Lamentations as well as the Book of Jeremiah (Talmud, Bava Bathra 14b). See also the links.Link: History of the Hebrew BibleLink: Reliability of the Hebrew Bible
Is Lamentations a major prophet in the Bible?
Lamentations (meaning: "Dirges; Laments" ) was not the name of a prophet, but a series of five lyrical poems written by Jeremiah, after Babylon destroyed rebellious Jerusalem in 607 B.C.E. These poems, called the 'book of Lamentations', lament the destruction of Jerusalem and express grief(Lamentations 1:5, 18), but also make a hopeful appeal to God to remember his people. (Lamentations 3:22-27; 5:1-3)
Are there references to Jesus in Lamentations?
No, there are no direct references to Jesus in the Book of Lamentations in the Bible. Lamentations is a collection of poetic laments over the destruction of Jerusalem, traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah. The focus is on the suffering of the people and their cry for restoration.
What books did the prophet Jeremiah write?
The prophet Jeremiah wrote the book of Jeremiah. It is actually a fairly long book, with 52 chapters in it. Jeremiah is a book in the Old Testament, found after Isaiah and before Lamentations. Lamentations was also written by Jeremiah, and is like an appendix to the Book of Jeremiah.
