Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
lost inheritance
lost inheritance Lamentations 5:1-8 (JDV) Lamentations 5:1 Yahveh, remember what has happened to us. Look, and see our disgrace! Lamentations 5:2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. Lamentations 5:3 We have become orphans, fatherless; … Continue reading
welcome us back
welcome us back Lamentations 4:21-22 (JDV) Lamentations 4:21 So rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom, you resident of the land of Uz! Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. Lamentations 4:22 … Continue reading
the captured king
the captured king Lamentations 4:18-20 (JDV) Lamentations 4:18 Our steps were closely followed so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end approached; our time ran out. Our end had come! Lamentations 4:19 Those who chased us were … Continue reading
we watched from our towers
we watched from our towers Lamentations 4:14-17 (JDV) Lamentations 4:14 Blind, they stumbled in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their clothes. Lamentations 4:15 “Stay away! Unclean!” people shouted at them. “Away, away! … Continue reading
they kindled the fire
they kindled the fire Lamentations 4:11-13 (JDV) Lamentations 4:11 Yahveh has exhausted his wrath, poured out his burning anger; he has ignited a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations. Lamentations 4:12 The kings of the land and … Continue reading
worse than Sodom
worse than Sodom Lamentations 4:6-10 (JDV) Lamentations 4:6 The punishment of my dear people is greater than that of Sodom, who was overthrown in an instant without a hand laid on it. Lamentations 4:7 Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, … Continue reading
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
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