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The five chapters of Lamentations may be easily overlooked. Not only is it brief, but it is also sandwiched between the two giants of Old Testament prophecy, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Lamentations also deals with realities which we rather wish were not discussed—consequently the book is little studied. However, although there much here to challenge faith, there is much that builds it up. Lamentations...

sanctuary by the other tribes. This image for enjoying a particularly close relationship with the LORD and depending on divine provision for survival became a metaphor for a truly God-centred life which was able to survive in times of difficulty and crisis (cf. Pss. 16:5; 73:26; 142:5). Therefore I will hope in him. This repetition of the concluding thought of 3:21 is significantly expanded by the addition of ‘in him’, which makes clear where the foundation of the poet’s hope lies. Only the character
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