This final chapter Lamentations 5 consists of the same number of
verses as there are letters in the Hebrew alphabet, but they no longer
begin with the letters in regular order. Strict care is shown in...
REVIEW OF CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
1.
In what respect is the fifth chapter of Lamentations different from
the previous four Chapter s?
2.
What did the inhabitants of Zion have to do in order to secure t...
INTRODUCTION TO LAMENTATIONS 5
In this chapter are reckoned up the various calamities and distresses
of the Jews in Babylon, which the Lord is desired to remember and
consider, Lamentations 5:1; thei...
CHAPTER 5. THE PROPHET CALLS ON YHWH TO OBSERVE THE SAD STATE OF HIS
PEOPLE AND PLEADS WITH HIM AS THE ETERNAL ONE TO SHOW MERCY.
In this final lament the prophet outlines in some detail the sad stat...
RECAPITULATION OF ZION’S CALAMITIES AND PRAYER
THE verses of this chapter are not arranged according to the order of
the alphabet, yet their number corresponds to its number. More
distinctly than the...