New World Translation The Book of Lamentations Chapters 12345 Outline of Contents 1 Jerusalem personified as a widowShe sits all alone and abandoned (1)Zion’s great sins (8, 9)Zion rejected by God (12-15)No one to comfort Zion (17) 2 Jehovah’s anger against JerusalemNo compassion shown (2)Jehovah like an enemy to her (5)Tears over Zion (11-13)Passersby scorn the once beautiful city (15)Enemies rejoice over Zion’s downfall (17) 3 Jeremiah expresses his feelings and hope“I will show a waiting attitude” (21)God’s mercies new every morning (22, 23)God is good to those hoping in him (25)Good for youths to carry the yoke (27)God blocked approach to himself by a cloud (43, 44) 4 Terrible effects of Jerusalem’s siegeLack of food (4, 5, 9)Women boil their own children (10)Jehovah has poured out his anger (11) 5 People’s prayer for restoration‘Remember what has befallen us’ (1)‘Woe to us; we have sinned’ (16)‘Bring us back, O Jehovah’ (21)“Renew our days” (21)