In Lamentations 1, the poet describes Jerusalem as sitting alone like a widow. What Hebrew literary device frames each verse of Lamentations 1?
Lamentations 1 is structured as a complete acrostic where each verse begins with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, a device that appears throughout the book and demonstrates meticulous poetic craftsmanship amid devastation.
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“Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.”
— Zechariah 4:6 (NIV)