"However, it has to be recognised that in Lamentations we are dealing with deserved suffering, imposed as divine judgement on the nation. . . Here it is the covenant nation which is undergoing Godβs chastisement. What is in view is the fate of the nation with privileged knowledge of, and access to, God. Since it has undervalued its special access to God and has thought little of its heritage, he has in retribution withdrawn those blessings from them." Commentary on the book of Lamentations.
America is just like ancient Judah. We must repent and turn to Christ.
And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians. And there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where someone was not dead. (Exodus 12:30)
This is as true today as it was then. Science, technology, A.I., internet money, space exploration. . . and all the rest. . . none of this will fix your problems or give you lasting joy.
God has put eternity into manβs heart. (Ecclesiastes 3:11)