Lamentations · Chapter 1 King James Version

Lamentations 1:22

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The Scripture

(22) Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
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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