Unavailable Comforters

Lamentations 1:13–22

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Jerusalem knows she messed up, and the Lord made her suffer (1:13). The fire in her bones, the net for her feet, and the desolation! He made a yoke out of her sins and now she’s weak from wearing it. She’s got no defense against her foes (1:14). The city is bummed that the Lord took away all the strong guys who could’ve protected her, and then had to call in an army to beat her. She’s feeling…