Lamentations study section
Lamentations key people
The weeping prophet, the Daughter of Zion, and the LORD frame the book’s grief and hope.
Key figures
Jeremiah
The traditional author, the weeping prophet who lived through and mourned the fall of Jerusalem
The Daughter of Zion
Jerusalem personified as a grieving, widowed woman, the central voice of the laments
The man of affliction
The suffering figure of chapter 3, who moves from despair to hope in God’s mercy
The LORD
The just Judge whose anger brought the calamity, and the merciful God whose steadfast love never ceases
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