3. In Its Purposes 1:12–17 4. In Its Confessions 1:18–22 Exposition and Application In a world filled with so much sorrow and pain, men and women—especially believers—must cope with grief. But how? Jeremiah, under the inspiration of the Spirit of God, would aid us in coping just as he aided himself and the grieving Jewish community on the heels of one of the greatest tragedies ever to befall Israel. In one of the most tear-filled chapters of the five in Lamentations, Israel (and the believing community
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