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Lamentations 1
Grief for a fallen city
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Brenton’s Greek Septuagint includes Apocrypha. Chapter and verse numbering follows this edition, including Psalm 151 and the combined Ezra–Nehemiah. Lettered subverses are retained within their numbered verse. Notes belong to this edition; matching verse numbers in other editions may refer to different passages.
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Author: Traditionally Jeremiah
Date: c. 586 BC
Lamentations mourns Jerusalem's destruction by Babylon. Through poetic laments, it acknowledges God's righteous judgment while expressing hope in His faithfulness and mercy.
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GriefJudgmentHopeGod's FaithfulnessRepentance
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