Nebuchadnezzar, are ushered in to speak, so that they may lament their future ills as if they were witnessed as having already passed. In the first section they recount their disasters, adding that whatever the hardships in this world they can never be in any sense forgetful of Jerusalem, though it was certain that it would be destroyed. In the second section, they direct their words to the Lord, begging Him to be mindful of the assaults made with most wicked purpose against the Church, maintaining