Tag: lamentations
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Our Lament and Weeping
Have you ever considered the connection between Jeremiah’s two books or the cause of our lament and weeping?
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Reflections: Jerusalem – a city of sacrifice
[ Lament over Jerusalem ] “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! – words of Christ Jesus – Mathew 23:37 The Temple of…
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In God We Trusted – 5
The political ‘spin’ has been spun. The gradual fall is begun. How? lament the People… Why? In God we trusted. “Lamentations” was derived from a translation of the title as found in the Latin Vulgate (Vg.) translation of the Greek OT, the Septuagint (LXX), and conveys the idea of “loud cries.” The Hebrew exclamation ekah…
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In God We Trusted – 3
Disclaimer & claim: WE the PEOPLE of the LORD trust God. Nations rise and nations will fall. The Prophet Jeremiah had warned Judah of their impending fall. By now you must see the present application of Lamentations 3. The warnings of the Prophets also speak to our nations. We the people of the US have…
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In God We Trusted – 2
Disclaimer & claim: WE the PEOPLE of the LORD trust God. Nations rise and nations will fall. The Prophet Jeremiah had warned Judah of their impending fall. Lamentations is the record of their fall from the grace and mercy of God. Lamentations is indictment of rulers who do not hear the cries of their people or acknowledge…
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In God We Trusted
Lamentations 1 English Standard Version (ESV) How Lonely Sits the City 1 How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave. 2 She weeps bitterly in the night, with tears on her…
