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Lamentations

When the city was captured, what happened to the young and old according to Lamentations 2:21?

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Lie on the grounds of the street. Lamentations 2:20 states that the priests were killed in their sanctuaries and Lamentations 2:21 states that the men and virgins were killed by the sword.



What chapter in Lamentations is Jeremiah's personal cry to God?

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Three. Lamentations 3:1-66 is Jeremiah's cry to God and is the longest chapter in the book of Lamentations.



Lamentations is known as the book of what?

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Tears. The book of Lamentations has 5 chapters, 154 verses, and 3,415 words. It was written in 586 B.C. Lamentations is known as the book of tears because it is about mourning a city that was destroyed.



Lamentations 4:21 states, ("Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of _____; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.") Where does the daughter of Edom live?

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Uz. The land of Uz is named after Abraham's grandson and is the home of Job and his family. It is located southeast of Palestine and continues to the Euphrates river. Uz is also known as the land of Edom.



Is the last word of the book of Lamentations the same as the first word?

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No. The first word of Lamentations is 'how' and the last word is 'us'.



In Lamentations 5:12, how were the princes hung?

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By their hands. Lamentations 5:11-12, states that that women in Zion and maids in Judah were assaulted, the princes were hung by their hands, and the elders were shamed.



In Lamentations 1:1 it is written, "How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!" What city does the verse refer to?

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Jerusalem. Jerusalem was conquered by King Nebuchadnezzar and King Solomon's temple was burned to the ground. Lamentations 1:17 refers to Jerusalem as a "menstruous woman".



Did Jeremiah die in the end of Lamentations?

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No. There is no official record of Jeremiah's death.



Chapter 3 of Lamentations gives the title of a "great" and well-known hymn. What is the name of this 1923 hymn?

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Great Is Thy Faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 states, "It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness". In 1923, Thomas Chisholm turned that verse into a Christian hymn and made it the unofficial hymn of Moody Bible Institute.



According to Biblical tradition, who would be the author of Lamentations?

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Jeremiah. Lamentations is known as the personal testimony of Jeremiah written in the three months before he was kidnapped and sent to Egypt. Jeremiah was a court official under King Jehoiachin.