Lamentations 5:22But you have utterly rejected us; You are very angry against us.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~587 BC. The city lies in ruins. Survivors gather among the rubble of Solomon's temple...
The emotion here: utterly broken, clinging to faith by a thread
The original word
ma'as (מָאַס) — to utterly reject, spurn, cast away with disgust
Why it matters
This ends the book with no resolution - unique in Hebrew poetry which typically ends with hope
Read with care
What most readers miss in Lamentations 5:22
This is the LAST verse of Lamentations - the book ends in despair, not hope
Common misconceptionPeople think this verse shows lack of faith, but it's the opposite - only someone who still believes in God would bother accusing Him of rejection.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Lamentations 5:22
Bible Genome reading
Lamentations 5:22 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Lamentations 5:22 comes from the book of Lamentations, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine wrath, abandonment. Notable phrases: utterly rejected; very angry. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
Your reflection
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