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''Synopsis:'' The "Book of Lamentations" is a book of the [[Old Testament]]. According to tradition, authorship is assigned to the Prophet [[Jeremiah]], who was a court official during the conquest of [[Jerusalem]] by [[Nebuchadnezzar]], when the First Temple was destroyed and King [[Jehoiachin]] was taken prisoner.
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{{topics}}==Commentary==
{{nt_versions}}The "Book of Lamentations" is a book of the [[Old Testament]], traditionally believed to have been written by [[Jeremiah]]. ----
==Main article== The "Book of Lamentations" is a book of the [[Old Testament]], traditionally believed to have been written by [[Jeremiah]]. ----
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{{quote Infobox_Contents | texttopic_name ={{web_verse|Lamentations|1|1}} subtopics = [[Lamentations , Book of (WEBEBD)|Full Text Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on Book of Lamentations]]|opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}}
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[[Lamentations 1|1]]
[[Lamentations 5|5]]
'''Read [[Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary]] on the [[Text:MHC Concise {{bookstudiesSUBPAGENAME}}|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]'''
===Name===
"Lamentations" in Hebrew is named by its first word: "How" - {{web_verseBible verse|lamentations|1|1|lang=WEB}}
The [[Septuagint]] adopted the name "Lamentations" which is now in common use, to denote the character of the book, in which the prophet [[Jeremiah]] mourns over the desolations brought on [[Jerusalem]] and the Holy Land by the Chaldeans.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Lamentations Wikipedia - Book of Lamentations]
{{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[Bible]] -> [[Old Testament]] -> [[Prophetic Books of the Old Testament]] [[Category:Books of the Old Testament]][[Category:Prophetic Books of the OLd Old Testament]][[Category:Commentary]]
