Graphic Bible · Scene 21 of 22

Poetic visual interpretation: Distant shadowed empty opposing ridge over a ruined foreground, enemy rejoicing remains in the text, not invented celebrants.
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Lamentations 1:21

Enemies Rejoice at Trouble

The City Weeps Alone · Lamentations 1

Story guide: Visual essay for Lamentations 1:21. Distant shadowed empty opposing ridge over a ruined foreground, enemy rejoicing remains in the text, not invented celebrants. This composition interprets the poem; it does not identify a historical participant or add an event.

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21They have heard that I groan; there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they rejoice that you have done it. You have brought the day you proclaimed; let them become like me.

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