All the warnings that Jeremiah made about the fate of Jerusalem became reality. Lamentations records five poems of sorrow for the destroyed city.
| Author | Jeremiah |
| For whom it was written | For the Jews who were in Babylonian exile. |
| Chapter amount | 5 |
| Verse amount | 154 |
| 1 | The humiliation of Jerusalem. The sins and afflictions of the people. |
| 2 | The siege, the hunger, and the ruin of Jerusalem. |
| 3 | The sadness of Jeremiah. He invites the people to recognize their sin and return to God, to obtain mercy. |
| 4 | The great afflictions of various classes of people. |
| 5 | Present evils and sad memories. |