Lamentations · Chapter 1 King James Version

Lamentations 1:14

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The Scripture

(14) The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.
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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