Major Prophets
What should a child notice in Lamentations 1?
Lamentations 1 opens with these words: “How the city sits solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She who was a princess…” The line to keep is Lamentations 1:19: ““I called for my lovers, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city, while they sought food for themselves to refresh their…” Carry the word “called” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Lamentations 1:19: ““I called for my lovers, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city, while they sought food for themselves to refresh their souls.” What happens first in Lamentations 1?
Lamentations 1:19
““I called for my lovers, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city, while they sought food for themselves to refresh their souls.”
Lamentations 1:3
“Judah has gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude. She dwells among the nations. She finds no rest. All her persecutors overtook her within the straits.”
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Practice Lamentations 1:19
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
“Iformylovers,buttheydeceivedme.Myandmyeldersgaveupthespiritinthecity,whiletheysoughtfoodfortorefreshtheirsouls.