Old Testament • 5 Chapters • 154 Verses
Lamentations mourns the destruction of Jerusalem, expressing deep grief while affirming God's faithfulness.
Honest mourning over devastating loss.
God's mercies are new every morning.
Lamentations is traditionally attributed to Jeremiah. As with much of Scripture, the attribution comes from long-standing tradition rather than a signature in the text itself.
Lamentations has 5 chapters and 154 verses. Every chapter is linked on this page and available in six translations.
Lamentations mourns the destruction of Jerusalem, expressing deep grief while affirming God's faithfulness.
The recurring themes in Lamentations are Grief and Faithfulness. Each is explained in the themes section above with the passages where it surfaces.
Lamentations is in the Old Testament, and runs to 5 chapters. You can read it here chapter by chapter, or compare any verse across six translations.