Outline.
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Narrative Introduction ( 1:1–14 )
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Confession and Prayer ( 1:15–3:8 )
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Eulogy of Wisdom ( 3:9–4:4 )
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Address to Israel ( 4:5–9a )
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Zion's consolation of her children in the Diaspora ( 4:9b–29 ), and a corresponding exhortation of Jerusalem ( 4:30–5:9 ). There is no formal conclusion to the book.