Lamentations 2:15

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All that pass by clap their hands at you; They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, [saying], Is this the city that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

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Jerusalem, the capital of Judah, included Zion, the hill associated with David’s city and the temple, making it the center of Israel’s worship and covenant life. In this lament, passersby mock devastated Jerusalem/Zion because the city once celebrated as beautiful and secure has fallen under God’s judgment.

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Lamentations 2:15 mentions Jerusalem and Zion.

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