b.
The Altar and Feasts, 2:7.
c.
The Covenant City, 2:8-9a.
d.
No one knows what to do, 2:10.
C.
The Author’s Lament, (2:11-22). This is the City’s Desolation from the Prophet’s Vantage Point. The prophet laments over the devastation of the city which was brought upon her by her sin, exhorts the people to cry to the Lord for help, and calls upon the Lord to look upon them in their inhumane state of death, 2:11-22.
1.
The Prophet Laments over the City, 2:11-17. The prophet cries over the city whose suffering is typified in the suffering of little children, who were led astray by false prophets, whose enemies are now in control, and who are experiencing the fulfillment of Yahweh’s word in judgment, 2:11-17
a.
The Suffering of Little Children, 2:11-12.
b.
The Deceit of False Prophets Who Led the Nation Astray, 2:13-14.
c.
Enemies Are Now In Control, 2:15-16.
d.
God’s Word Has Been Fulfilled in Judgment (cf. Deuteronomy 28), 2:17.
2.
The call of the Prophet for the People to Cry Out to God. The Prophet urges the people to cry out in prayer to God because all of their lives are dependent upon this, 2:18-19.
a.
Exhortation to Constantly Pray, 2:18.
b.
All of Their Lives Depend on Their Praying, 2:19.
3.
The call of the Prophet upon God to See the State of the Nation. In this call the prophet urges the Lord to see the tragic state of affairs in the city as dead children are eaten, and priests, prophets, and the people of God are slaughtered, 2:20-22.
a.
This is an Exhortation for the Lord to See the Nation’s Inhumane State of Affairs, 2:20a.
b.
This is an Exhortation for the Lord to See the Slaughter of Those Who Administer the Covenant (Priests and Prophets), 2:20b.
c.
This is an Exhortation for the Lord to See the Slaughter of the Covenantal People, 2:21-22.