Lamentations 4 is a chapter where people are lamenting the state of their country. They are grieving what they have lost. They are not what they used to be. This was caused in part by a leadership problem. But, then they turn to the wrong people and the wrong places to fix their problem. We are in a similar spot today. Many people are lamenting the loss of the great country we used to be. But, sometimes we look to the wrong people to save us. The chapter ends with a brief word of hope. God will end their suffering and return them from exile. Suffering is only for a season. And at the right time, God will bring it to an end.
