24:7 4:17; 5:6
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Second Kings, Jeremiah, and Lamentations Compared
Second Kings, Jeremiah, and Lamentations Compared
2 Kings 25 (See also 2 Chron. 36:11–21) Jeremiah Lamentations
1. The siege of Jerusalem 1–2 39:1–3; 52:4–5 2:20–22; 3:5, 7
2. The famine in the city 3 37:21; 52:6 1:11, 19; 2:11–12, 19–20; 4:4– 5, 9–10; 5:9–10 3. The flight of the army and the king 4–7 39:4–7; 52:8–11 1:3, 6; 2:2; 4:19–20
4. The burning of the palace, temple, and city 8–9 39:8; 52:13 2:3–5; 4:11; 5:18
5. The breaching of the city walls 10 33:4–5; 52:7 2:7–9
6. The exile of the populace 11–12 28:3–4, 14; 39:9–10 1:1, 4–5, 18; 2:9, 14; 3:2, 19; 4:22; 5:2 7. The looting of the temple 13–15 51:51 1:10; 2:6–7 8. The execution of the leaders 18–21 39:6 1:15; 2:2, 20
9. The vassal status of Judah 22–25 40:9 1:1; 5:8–9 10. The collapse of the expected foreign help 24:7 27:1–11; 37:5–10 4:17; 5:6
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON 1:1–22 How lonely sits the city. Jerusalem was lonely, its people mourning (v. 2), forsaken by formerly friendly nations (v. 2), in captivity (v. 3), uprooted from their land (v. 3), their temple violated (v. 10). The multitude of sins (vv. 5, 8) had brought this judgment from the righteous God (v. 18).
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON 1:1 like a widow. Verses 1–11 vividly portray the city like a bereft and desolate woman, as often in other Scriptures (cf. Ezek. 16; 23; Mic. 4:10, 13). a slave. Judah was taken captive to serve as slaves in Babylon.
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON 1:2 she has none to comfort her. This ominous theme is mentioned four other times (vv. 9, 16–17, 21). lovers . . . friends . . . have