Lamentations key verses

Lamentations 1:1 “How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become.”

The opening cry of grief over Jerusalem

Lamentations 3:22 “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end.”

Hope at the center of the book

Lamentations 3:23 “They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

God’s daily, unfailing mercy

Lamentations 3:24 “’The LORD is my portion,’ says my soul, ’therefore I will hope in him.’”

Hope grounded in God Himself

Lamentations 3:32 “But, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love.”

God’s mercy behind His discipline

Lamentations 5:19 “But you, O LORD, reign forever; your throne endures to all generations.”

God’s unshaken reign amid ruin

Lamentations 5:21 “Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old.”

The book’s closing prayer