TheWay BibleLamentations KJV
Old Testament · 5 chapters · 154 verses · about 17 minutes to read
Five poems of grief over the ruin of Jerusalem, written by someone who saw it. At the lowest point comes the line about mercies that are new every morning.
Author: Not named; traditionally JeremiahTraditionally dated about 586 BCTheme: grief and mercy
Chapters
Outline of Lamentations
Key verses
It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
Well-known verses in Lamentations
It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
How long Lamentations is
Chapters: 5Verses: 154Words: about 3,411Read in: about 17 minutesLongest chapter: Lamentations 3 (66 verses)
Lamentations is the 25th book of the Bible and the 25th of the Old Testament, between Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Compare all 66 books →
Common questions
Who wrote the book of Lamentations?
Not named; traditionally Jeremiah.
When was Lamentations written?
It is traditionally dated about 586 BC.
What is the book of Lamentations about?
Five poems of grief over the ruin of Jerusalem, written by someone who saw it. At the lowest point comes the line about mercies that are new every morning.
How long is Lamentations?
Lamentations has 5 chapters and 154 verses in the King James Version — about 3,411 words.
How long does it take to read Lamentations?
about 17 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.
How many chapters are in Lamentations?
5.
How many verses are in Lamentations?
154.
What is the longest chapter in Lamentations?
Lamentations 3, with 66 verses. The shortest is Lamentations 1, with 22.
Where is Lamentations in the Bible?
Lamentations is the 25th book of the Bible and the 25th of the Old Testament, between Jeremiah and Ezekiel.
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