The writer of Lamentations is Jeremiah who spent most of his life warning the Jewish people about their blatant sin against God.  So as he observes the utter destruction and desolation of Jerusalem, he can hardly take it all in.  So aptly named, Lamentations is his lament…his grief at what once was…to what now lies before him.   Jeremiah was known as the “weeping prophet”…a man crying out to his countrymen to repent and turn from their sins…only to now witness the consequences of their rebellion first hand.  But this horrific scene didn’t stop Jeremiah from continuing to intercede on behalf of his people…confessing their great sinfulness and appealing to God for mercy.