耶利米哀歌5 绝境中的回转祷告
 
GK611晨祷生命读经
25.03.2026 
主讲：林国晶传道


引言：

耶利米哀歌第五章是一篇在绝境中发出的回转祷告，百姓的目光从仇敌转向神，在废墟中向祂倾吐苦情、承认己罪，并抓住神的应许。

一、在绝境中向神倾吐苦情（5:1-18） 

1. 求神记念所遭遇的羞辱 (V1-10） 
百姓开口求神“记念”他们的苦情——不是神会忘记，而是求神不要再沉默，求祂行动起来。他们具体陈述失去的一切：产业被夺、家庭瓦解、生活困顿、不得安息。他们曾依靠的盟国都背叛了，当人离弃神去依靠世界，世界终会叫人失望。百姓把这一切真实地告诉神，没有隐藏。真实的祷告，才是回转的开始。

2. 承认因祖先与自己的罪 (V11-18）
百姓开始反思苦难的根源。社会秩序彻底崩溃，这一切都指向一个事实：他们与神的关系早已瓦解。第16节是全段核心：“冠冕从我们的头上落下；我们有罪了！”冠冕代表神的赐福与荣耀，如今落下，百姓不再推卸责任，而是清清楚楚承认：“我们有罪了！”这是悔改的关键——承认自己得罪了神。第17节描述痛悔的心，第18节描绘圣殿荒凉。百姓在绝境中不仅倾诉苦情，更承认了罪。真正的回转，不是求神改变环境，而是求神改变我们。

二、在回转中抓住神的应许（5:19-22） 

1. 宣告神永远掌王权 (V19） 
第19节是整章也是整卷书的转折点：“耶和华啊，你存到永远；你的宝座存到万代。”在倾诉完所有苦情、承认完所有罪之后，百姓发出这句信心的宣告。前18节所描述的每件事都在变化：土地被夺、房屋被占、自由失去、尊严不再、冠冕落下。一切都在变，都在失去。但有一件事没有变：神的宝座坚立不动。这是我们今天最需要的信心——当环境像耶路撒冷一样成为废墟时，我们是否还能宣告“神仍然作王”？

2. 求神回转使人复兴 (V20-22）
百姓发出最后的祈求。第20节问道：“你为何永远忘记我们？”这疑问背后是信心——因为他们相信神曾记念他们。第21节是最深切的祈求：“求你使我们向你回转，我们便得回转；求你复新我们的日子，像古时一样。”百姓承认自己无力回转，唯有求神赐下悔改的心。他们渴望的不只是物质恢复，更是恢复与神的关系。第22节以问句作结：“你竟全然弃绝我们？”这问句本身就是信心的呼求——神啊，你不会永远弃绝我们，求你转回！

总结：

绝境不是终点，回转祷告才是出路。让我们像那些在废墟中祷告的百姓一样，向神发出那最宝贵的祈求：“求你使我们向你回转，我们便得回转；求你复新我们的日子，像古时一样。”



  

Lamentations Chapter 5: A Prayer of Return in Despair
 GK611 Morning Devotion
24.03.2026
Speaker：Rev David Tan 


 Introduction: 

Lamentations chapter 5 is a prayer of return offered in the midst of utter despair. The people shift their focus from their enemies back to God. Amid the ruins, they pour out their suffering before Him, confess their sins, and hold on to His promises.

I. Pouring Out Their Suffering to God in Desperation (5:1–18) 

1. Request God to remember their disgrace (V1–10)
The people cry out for God to “remember” their affliction—not because God forgets, but because they are pleading for Him to no longer remain silent, but to act. They recount in detail all they have lost: their inheritance taken, families broken, lives reduced to hardship, and no rest to be found. The nations they once relied on have betrayed them. When people forsake God to depend on the world, the world will ultimately disappoint them. The people bring everything honestly before God, hiding nothing. Genuine prayer is the beginning of true return.

2. Confessing the sins of their ancestors and themselves (V11–18)
The people begin to reflect on the root cause of their suffering. Social order has completely collapsed, pointing to one reality: their relationship with God has long been broken. Verse 16 is the core of this section: “The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned!” The crown represents God’s blessing and glory. Now that it has fallen, the people no longer shift blame but clearly confess: “We have sinned!” This is the key to repentance—acknowledging that we have sinned against God.

Verse 17 describes a heart filled with grief and repentance, while verse 18 portrays the desolation of the temple. In their desperation, the people not only pour out their pain but also confess their sin. True return is not asking God to change our circumstances, but asking Him to change us.

II. Holding on to God’s Promises in Returning (5:19–22) 

1. Declaring God’s eternal reign (V19)
Verse 19 is the turning point of the chapter—and indeed of the entire book:
“But You, O Lord, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.”
After pouring out all their suffering and confessing all their sins, the people make this declaration of faith. Everything described in the first 18 verses has changed: land lost, homes taken, freedom gone, dignity stripped, the crown fallen. Everything is shifting and fading away. But one thing remains unchanged—God’s throne stands firm. This is the faith we most need today: when our circumstances become like the ruins of Jerusalem, can we still declare, “God still reigns”?

2. Asking God to restore and renew them (V20–22)
The people end with a final plea. In verse 20, they ask, “Why do You forget us forever?” Behind this question is faith—they believe God once remembered them.
Verse 21 expresses their deepest cry: “Restore us to Yourself, O Lord, that we may return; renew our days as of old.” They acknowledge their inability to return on their own and plead for God to grant them a repentant heart. What they long for is not merely material restoration, but the restoration of their relationship with God.

The chapter ends with a question in verse 22: “Have You utterly rejected us?” Yet even this question is a cry of faith—“God, You will not reject us forever; turn back to us!”

Conclusion：

Despair is not the end— prayer of repentance ans return is the way out. Like those who prayed among the ruins, let us offer this most precious prayer to God: “Restore us to Yourself, O Lord, that we may return; renew our days as of old.”