Lamentations 2:19
“Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches; Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord: Lift up your hands toward him for the life of your young children, that faint for hunger at the head of every street.”
— Lamentations 2:19
About this verse
Lamentations 2:19 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 50% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the poem genre of biblical literature. Key themes include prayer, desperation. Notable phrases: pour out your heart like water; lift up your hands. This verse contains a command.
Speaker
Jeremiah
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
poem
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Comfort power
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