Lam 5:1 | KingComments | STEP | This chapter also has twenty-two verses, but there is no alphabetical order. It is a kind of appendix and closes the circle. It is connected to Lamentations 1 and, like there, deals with the condition after the destruction. The chapter begins with a prayer in , then follows a prayer containing a long lament in , to conclude with a prayer in . Prayer is the best fruit of a lament someone has. Again, the prophet is the voice of Jerusalem, that is, the faithful remnant ( ). He begs the LORD to remember what has happened to them, His people, and to see them in their reproach. It includes the request to come to the aid of His people. It also contains the hope that He will do so when He truly looks and sees the suffering (cf. ). The following verses list the misery in which the city finds herself. Jeremiah gives this enumeration to prompt the LORD to act on behalf of His people.

‏ Lamentations 5:1

Introduction

This chapter also has twenty-two verses, but there is no alphabetical order. It is a kind of appendix and closes the circle. It is connected to Lamentations 1 and, like there, deals with the condition after the destruction. The chapter begins with a prayer in Lam 5:1, then follows a prayer containing a long lament in Lam 5:2-18, to conclude with a prayer in Lam 5:19-22. Prayer is the best fruit of a lament someone has.

Call to the LORD to Remember

Again, the prophet is the voice of Jerusalem, that is, the faithful remnant (Lam 5:1). He begs the LORD to remember what has happened to them, His people, and to see them in their reproach. It includes the request to come to the aid of His people. It also contains the hope that He will do so when He truly looks and sees the suffering (cf. Exo 2:24-25 ; Exo 3:7-8).

The following verses list the misery in which the city finds herself. Jeremiah gives this enumeration to prompt the LORD to act on behalf of His people.