Lamentations 2:17 "The Lord has done what he planned; he has fulfilled his word, which he decreed long ago."
Mourning:
Lamentations 2:11 "My eyes fail from weeping, I am tormented within, my heart is poured out on the ground because my people are destroyed, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city."
Mercy:
Lamentations 3:22-23 "Because of the Lord's great love, we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
Hope:
Lamentations 3:25-26 "The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord."