OUTLINE OF LAMENTATIONS

By: Samuel J. Schultz

1. Jerusalem past and present (1:1-22)
   Desolate conditions (1:1-6)
   Past memories (1:7-11)
   God-sent sorrow (1:12-17)
   God's righteousness acknowledged (1:18-22)

2. God's dealings with Zion (2:1-22)
   God's wrath exhibited (2:1-10)
   Search for comfort (2:11-22)

3. Suffering analyzed (3:1-66)
   The reality of suffering (3:1-18)
   God's faithfulness to the contrite (3:19-30)
   God is author of good and evil (3:31-39)
   The only hope is in God (3:40-66)

4. Sin is the basis of suffering (4:1-22)
   The lot of enduring suffering (4:1-12)
   The charge of shedding innocent blood (4:13-22)

5. The prayer of the suffering (5:1-22)
   Confession of sin (5:1-18)
   The final appeal (5:19-22)