“But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.”
The introduction of Zion's lament—'But Zion said, "Yahweh has forsaken me, my Lord has forgotten me"'—voices the deepest fear of exile: abandonment by God. The parallel assertions of forsaking and forgetting suggest complete separation. This lament captures the existential despair that accompanies exile. This verse introduces the dialogue between Zion and God that follows.
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