Lamentations 1
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Lamentations 1:1 - 1:11 on the first page of Book of Lamentations in Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-350).
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| Book | Book of Lamentations |
| Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 25 |
| Category | Ketuvim |
Lamentations 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Lamentations in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the elegies of prophet Jeremiah, as he lamenteth the former excellency and present misery of Jerusalem for her sin, Lamentations 1:1-11. She complaineth of her grief, Lamentations 1:12-17; confesseth God's judgments to be righteous; and prayeth unto him, Lamentations 1:18-22. It is a part of the Ketuvim ("Writings").
Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:
Ancient translations in Koine Greek:
NKJV groups this chapter into:
There is an alternative reading in 4QLam (4Q111) compared to Masoretic text in the beginning of this verse.
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