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Lamentations 5

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Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.

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Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.

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We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

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We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.

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Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.

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We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

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Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.

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Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.

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We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.

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Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.

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They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.

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Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.

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They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.

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The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.

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The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

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The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!

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For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.

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Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

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Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.

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Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

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Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

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But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.

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Lamentations 5:17

“For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.”

Study Summary

Because of this our heart is sick, our eyes grow dim—the verse describes the psychological and physical effects of the loss: the heart is sick (emotionally devastated) and the eyes grow dim (suggesting weakness, aging, loss of vision/hope). The bodily manifestations of grief emphasize that suffering is total, affecting both emotion and body. Theologically, the verse suggests that witnessing the national catastrophe has caused personal suffering; the community's loss becomes an individual burden. The growing dim of eyes recalls earlier descriptions of physical deterioration; the people are wasting away from grief. Yet the continuing consciousness and articulation suggests that awareness persists even in this diminished state.

Community Reflections

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Michael van Berg (test user)1d ago
Lessons in obedience — Lamentations 5

God is faithful in every circumstance.. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction.. Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. When we read this alongside the surrounding chapters, the narrative arc becomes clear: God is always working redemption, even in the darkest moments.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The imagery here is agricultural — the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season…

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Ruth Kim (test user)14h ago
God's faithfulness through history — Lamentations 5

Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The imagery here is agricultural — the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. Faith isn't the absence of doubt — it's choosing to believe despite it.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character.. I think this is a call to trust…

Read the note →

Lamentations 5:17

“For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.”

Study Summary

Because of this our heart is sick, our eyes grow dim—the verse describes the psychological and physical effects of the loss: the heart is sick (emotionally devastated) and the eyes grow dim (suggesting weakness, aging, loss of vision/hope). The bodily manifestations of grief emphasize that suffering is total, affecting both emotion and body. Theologically, the verse suggests that witnessing the national catastrophe has caused personal suffering; the community's loss becomes an individual burden. The growing dim of eyes recalls earlier descriptions of physical deterioration; the people are wasting away from grief. Yet the continuing consciousness and articulation suggests that awareness persists even in this diminished state.

Community Reflections

1
Michael van Berg (test user)1d ago
Lessons in obedience — Lamentations 5

God is faithful in every circumstance.. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction.. Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. When we read this alongside the surrounding chapters, the narrative arc becomes clear: God is always working redemption, even in the darkest moments.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The imagery here is agricultural — the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season…

Read the note →
1
Ruth Kim (test user)14h ago
God's faithfulness through history — Lamentations 5

Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The imagery here is agricultural — the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. Faith isn't the absence of doubt — it's choosing to believe despite it.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character.. I think this is a call to trust…

Read the note →

Lamentations 5:17

Because of this our heart is sick, our eyes grow dim—the verse describes the psychological and physical effects of the loss: the heart is sick (emotionally devastated) and the eyes grow dim (suggesting weakness, aging, loss of vision/hope). The bodily manifestations of grief emphasize that suffering is total, affecting both emotion and body. Theologically, the verse suggests that witnessing the national catastrophe has caused personal suffering; the community's loss becomes an individual burden. The growing dim of eyes recalls earlier descriptions of physical deterioration; the people are wasting away from grief. Yet the continuing consciousness and articulation suggests that awareness persists even in this diminished state.