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Jeremiah’s Lament to God
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Woe is me, my mother, that you ever bore me— A man of conflict and strife with all the land! I have not lent, And I have not borrowed; Yet everyone curses me. [ . . . ] O Lord, you know— Rememb…

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Land of Israel (Israel)

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Biblical Period

Subjects:

Prophets, Leadership, Prayer, Repentance, Violence

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Literature, Prophetic Literature, Biblical Poetry, Poetry
Israel’s Rejection of God and Worship of False Gods
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The word of the Lord came to me, saying, Go proclaim to Jerusalem: Thus said the Lord: I accounted to your favor The devotion of your youth, Your love as a bride— How you followed Me in…

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Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Prophets, Jerusalem, Punishment, Repentance, Covenant

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Literature, Prophetic Literature, Biblical Poetry, Poetry
Punishment by a Distant Nation
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Lo, I am bringing against you, O House of Israel, A nation from afar —declares the Lord; It is an enduring nation, It is an ancient nation; A nation whose language you do not know— You will not…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Prophets, Temple, Repentance, Social justice, Punishment

Categories:

Literature, Prophetic Literature, Biblical Poetry, Poetry