What an odd reading. Figuring out what the reading was about was not easy, since there appeared to be no reason for the destruction of Zion. Supposedly there were priests who killed "the righteous" in front of God (4.13). However we never really know what the exact crime is since there seems to be something else behind the scene. I asked a friend of mine who had had bible teachings explain to me that Lamentations are basically about people asking why certain events had to happen, and blame God. Obviously there was a battle between Zion and the Babylonians where the Babylonians breached the wall and conquered the city. This was probably due to greater supplies, numbers, and technology. Therefore it is a sort of social Darwinism that took place.
Unfortunately those claiming to be religious today in the government are sending out the army to a war that began in deceit. Therefore many of those in power don't follow their religion well if they encourage war and lie to America. If people cannot learn to live in peace they will never be a true follower of their religion. It has happened repetidly in history, where people twist the ideas of their religion to serve their own purposes.
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