Lamentations 5:17 meaning and explanation
Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—
Lamentations 5:17, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the community of Judah, praying after Jerusalem's destruction. The chapter is a corporate lament, and these words gather up the grief just described: joy gone, dancing turned to mourning, the crown fallen.
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