The final lamentation. As I understand it, this was not an acrostic, but a creative variation of a similar format. Still 22 verses.
...continue reading "Lamentations 5"Category: Grief
Lamentations 3
This is the third acrostic lamentation of Jeremiah. In this one, each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet is used three times.
...continue reading "Lamentations 3"Lamentations 1
This is the first of five poems from Jeremiah, apart from his narrative history, reflecting on the wickedness and then fall of Judah.
...continue reading "Lamentations 1"Intro to Lamentations
Up next in my chronological read through the Old Testament is Jeremiah's companion's book, Lamentations.
...continue reading "Intro to Lamentations"Jeremiah 46
The beginning of a new section: Prophesies to the nations. First up, Egypt.
...continue reading "Jeremiah 46"Intro to Habakkuk & Habakkuk 1
Pausing Jeremiah in the chronological reading list. Next up, Habakkuk.
...continue reading "Intro to Habakkuk & Habakkuk 1"Jeremiah 9
The weeping prophet is weeping.
...continue reading "Jeremiah 9"Jeremiah 4
The Lord continues to speak to Judah in its final days. Judgment and hope.
...continue reading "Jeremiah 4"Isaiah 38
This is the second of three events we see in the "historical interlude" in the middle of the book of Isaiah, all related to King Hezekiah. These are cross-referenced in II Kings 20 and II Chronicles 32.
...continue reading "Isaiah 38"Hosea 12 (Israel and Judah)
God's tone in Chapter 11 softens, but beginning in 11:12, He once again focuses on their choices that led to this disastrous ending.
...continue reading "Hosea 12 (Israel and Judah)"