I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies.
Explaining Lamentations The book opens, in a common modern English translation (NKJV), saying: How lonely sits the city That was full of people How like a widow is she Who was great among the nations The princess among the provinces Has become a slave. Wonderfully poetic and marvelously descriptive is this book that most people find painfully depressing. The Latin title, Threni, is derived from the Greek expression and often evokes the word "tears" in its definition. A nation with a proud past has fallen and that would be worth tears and mournful words of any people. Judah has gone into ca...
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