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Poetic visual interpretation: Very low view from fallen stones toward a looming ruined gate, no victor, no supernatural figure.
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Lamentations 1:9

Look Upon My Affliction

The City Weeps Alone · Lamentations 1

Story guide: Visual essay for Lamentations 1:9. Very low view from fallen stones toward a looming ruined gate, no victor, no supernatural figure. This composition interprets the poem; it does not identify a historical participant or add an event.

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9Her uncleanness was in her skirts; she did not remember her end. So she came down astonishingly; there was no comforter for her. Look, O Yahweh, my affliction, for the enemy has magnified himself.

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