The Strand Study Bible

LAMENTATIONS CHAPTER OUTLINE FOR LAMENTATIONS

Lamentations 1 Jeremiah weeps over Jerusalem’s destruction Lamentations 2 The LORD’S anger toward Judah and Jerusalem Lamentations 3 Jeremiah’s grief over God’s use of him Lamentations 4 The utter desolation of Jerusalem; The promise of Edom’s fall Lamentations 5 Jeremiah pleads for restoration

SIMPLE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF LAMENTATIONS TEXT SUBJECT HEAD

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Jeremiah 40:1-6

Jeremiah is taken and released by the Babylonians Jeremiah weeps over Jerusalem’s destruction Four sermons concerning Ammon, Edom, Moab, Philistia, and Tyre’s destruction

586 BC 586 BC

Lamentations 1-5

Ezekiel 25-28

586 BC

Jeremiah 40:7-16 (II Ki 25:23-25)

Ishmael’s conspiracy against Gedaliah

586 BC

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