Monthly Archives: December 2021
cruel neglect
cruel neglect Lamentations 4:3-5 (JDV) Lamentations 4:3 Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but my dear people have become cruel like ostriches in the wilderness. Lamentations 4:4 The nursing baby’s tongue clings to the roof of his … Continue reading
discarded jars
discarded jars Lamentations 4:1-2 (JDV) Lamentations 4:1 How the gold has become tarnished, the fine gold become dull! The stones of the temple lie scattered at the head of every street. Lamentations 4:2 Zion’s precious children – once worth their … Continue reading
where the hurt should go
where the hurt should go Lamentations 3:64-66 (JDV) Lamentations 3:64 You will pay them back what they deserve, Yahveh, according to the work of their hands. Lamentations 3:65 You will give them a heart filled with anguish. May your curse … Continue reading
there when we call
there when we call Lamentations 3:57-63 (JDV) Lamentations 3:57 You came near whenever I called you; you said, “Do not be afraid.” Lamentations 3:58 You championed my cause, Lord; you redeemed my life. Lamentations 3:59 Yahveh, you saw the wrong … Continue reading
he heard our plea
he heard our plea Lamentations 3:52-56 (JDV) Lamentations 3:52 For no reason, my enemies hunted me like a bird. Lamentations 3:53 They silenced my life in a pit and threw stones on me. Lamentations 3:54 Water flooded over my head, … Continue reading
unstoppable grief
unstoppable grief Lamentations 3:48-51 (JDV) Lamentations 3:48 My eyes flow with streams of tears because of the destruction of my dear people. Lamentations 3:49 My eyes overflow unceasingly, without stopping, Lamentations 3:50 until Yahveh looks down from the sky and … Continue reading
access denied
access denied Lamentations 3:40-47 (JDV) Lamentations 3:40 Let us examine and probe our ways, and turn back to Yahveh. Lamentations 3:41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in the sky: Lamentations 3:42 “We have sinned … Continue reading
cause for celebration
cause for celebration Lamentations 3:37-39 (JDV) Lamentations 3:37 Who is there who speaks and it happens, unless the Lord has ordained it? Lamentations 3:38 Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High? Lamentations 3:39 … Continue reading
trusting him for justice
trusting him for justice Lamentations 3:30-36 (JDV) Lamentations 3:30 Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with disgrace Lamentations 3:31 because the Lord will not reject us forever. Lamentations 3:32 Even … Continue reading
sit down and shut up
sit down and shut up Lamentations 3:27-29 (JDV) Lamentations 3:27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young. Lamentations 3:28 Let him sit alone and be silent, because God has disciplined him. Lamentations … Continue reading
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