Lamentations 5:7
The Scripture
(7) Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The people of Jerusalem weep and lament as their city is destroyed and the king's son is taken away. They cry out to God for his wrath and for the loss of their beloved. Yet they also recall the promise of God's mercy and the hope of a future restoration.
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Exodus 20:5Jeremiah 16:12Jeremiah 31:29Ezekiel 18:2Matthew 23:32Matthew 23:33Matthew 23:34Matthew 23:35Matthew 23:36Genesis 42:13Genesis 42:36Job 7:8
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