Lamentations is an acrostic--Jeremiah begins with aleph and continues throughout the Hebrew alphabet, weeping from A to Z. Jeremiah is a "type" of Christ--that means his crying over Jerusalem "points forward" to when Jesus cried over Jerusalem (see Matt 23:37 and Luke 13:34)
Even though it's a sad book, he still praises God: "Great is Your faithfulness" (3:23). No matter what sad situations we may find ourselves in, God is faithful--He's always there, He always cares, He always hears our prayer. And eventually, there will come a day when there won't be any more death, sorrow, crying, or pain! (See Rev. 21:4). We can cry now, and God understands our sorrow, but we don't have to cry like those who have no hope. We have this hope, that burns within our hearts--HOPE in the coming of the Lord!
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