586 BCE (1)
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV Never ceases – Lamentations! Five poems mourning the fall of Jerusalem and the captivity of the Jews. Exile, abuse, starvation, humiliation, slaughter—all the usual after defeat in war. But this time, with God’s endorsement. How? How can it be…
