Study 4 From the Book of
Lamentations is: Lamentations 4
1.
Make
a list of the statements in this chapter which emphasize the extraordinary
severity of the divine judgment. Notice
how all the classes of the community are affected. What is the particular cause here assigned
for so great a calamity? Cf. Je. 23:9-14.
2.
With
verse 17, cf. Je. 2:36, 37; 7, 8; and with verse 20, cf. Ps. 146:3, 4; Je. 17:
5, 6.
Notes
1.
Verse
6a. Note the variants in mg.
2.
Verse
20. A reference to King Zedekiah; cf. Je. 39:4-7
