Lamentations 4 is another acrostic poem describing the siege and destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. The proud people of Jerusalem were reduced to destitution and starvation by their sin. "My people have become heartless... children beg for bread... people are destitute in the streets... the punishment of my people is greater than that of Sodom... their skin has shrivelled on their bones... racked with hunger they waste away... women have cooked their own children... the Lord has given full vent to his wrath... because of the sins of her prophets". Finally comes a note of hope: "O Daughter of Zion, your punishment will end; he will not prolong your exile!"
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