Lamentations · Chapter 1 King James Version

Lamentations 1:10

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The Scripture

(10) The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

The chapter opens with a lament for Jerusalem, describing the city's desolation and the people's grief after God's fierce anger. It records that God has poured out his wrath, causing the destruction of the city and the exile of its people.

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