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THE
LAMENTATIONS
OF JEREMIAH

CHAPTER 1

5 Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the Lord hath ^aafflicted her for the multitude of her ^btransgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.

Footnotes

Mosiah 1: 17.

17 Therefore, as they were ^aunfaithful they did not prosper nor progress in their journey, but were ^bdriven back, and incurred the displeasure of God upon them; and therefore they were smitten with famine and sore ^cafflictions, to stir them up in ^dremembrance of their duty.

Hel. 12: 3.

3 And thus we see that except the Lord doth ^achasten his people with many afflictions, yea, except he doth visit them with ^bdeath and with terror, and with famine and with all manner of pestilence, they will not ^cremember him.

Jer. 30: 14 (14-17).

14 All thy ^alovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have ^bwounded thee with the ^cwound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a ^dcruel one, for the multitude of thine ^einiquity; because thy sins were increased.

D&C 101: 2.

2 I, the Lord, have suffered the ^aaffliction to come upon them, wherewith they have been afflicted, in consequence of their ^btransgressions;

D&C 103: 4.

4 And that those who call themselves after my name might be ^achastened for a little season with a sore and grievous chastisement, because they did not ^bhearken altogether unto the precepts and commandments which I gave unto them.

D&C 105: 9 (2-10).

9 Therefore, in consequence of the ^atransgressions of my people, it is expedient in me that mine elders should wait for a little season for the ^bredemption of Zion—