Chapter 1 - And it came to pass, after Israel was carried into captivity, and Jerusalem was desolate, that Jeremias the prophet sat weeping, and mourned with this lamentation over Jerusalem, and with a sorrowful mind, sighing and moaning, he said: Chapter 2 - (No prolog) Chapter 3 - (No prolog) Chapter 4 - (No prolog) Chapter 5 - The prayer of Jeremias the prophet.