Giving the reason for this calamity, the prophet says: “Jehovah himself has brought grief to her on account of the abundance of her transgressions. ” ​ — Lamentations 1: 1, 5.
या शब्दांनी यिर्मया संदेष्ट्याने जेरुसलेम नगरीविषयीच्या विलापगीताची सुरुवात केली.