Lamentations 1:12
“Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look, and see if there be any sorrow like my sorrow, which is brought on me, With which Yahweh has afflicted [me] in the day of his fierce anger.”
— Lamentations 1:12
About this verse
Lamentations 1:12 comes from the book of Lamentations, written during the Exile (~586 BC) period. The setting is destroyed Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the poem genre of biblical literature. Key themes include unique suffering, isolation, divine judgment. Notable phrases: Is it nothing to you; any sorrow like my sorrow; Yahweh has afflicted.
Speaker
Jeremiah
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
poem
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