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The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew: אֵיכָה‎, Eikha, ʾēḫā(h)) is a book of the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. It is traditionally read by the Jewish people on Tisha B'Av, the fast day that commemorates the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.

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  • Book of Lamentations
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  • The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew: אֵיכָה‎, Eikha, ʾēḫā(h)) is a book of the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. It is traditionally read by the Jewish people on Tisha B'Av, the fast day that commemorates the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
  • Lamentations is the twenty-fifth book of the Old Testament and of the Bible. It is a composition of songs of sorrow or laments about the sad state of Jerusalem following its siege by the Babylonians. In a collection of five poems, the first four being acrostic in nature, the writer records an eye witness to the downfall and destruction of the ancient capital city of Judah. Though sympathetic to the suffering, the author makes clear that he understands the nation and city had fallen due to its disregard of the Law of God.
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Major Events
  • *Siege of Jerusalem
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Next book
  • Book of Ezekiel
Previous book
  • Book of Jeremiah
3c
  • Repeating the Adoration
4c
  • Crying for Vengeance
5c
  • Crying for Restoration
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  • Crying for Mercy
Name
  • Lamentations
Book number
  • 25(xsd:integer)
3d
  • Crying for Vindication
5b
  • A Prayer of Confession
1b
  • Crying for Sympathy
Date written
  • c. 586
Language
  • Hebrew
Author
  • *God *Unknown
1a
  • Remembering the Suffering
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  • Affliction and Vindication
  • Comfort for Sinners
  • Judgment and Mercy
  • Pain and Vengeance
  • Suffering and Sympathy
Chapters
  • 5(xsd:integer)
4a
  • From glory to pain
section
  • Major Prophets
3A
  • Recounting the Affliction
5a
  • A Plea for Compassion
2A
  • Judgment for Sin
4b
  • Punishment for sin
3b
  • Remembering the Affection
Source
  • The King James Study Bible p. 1185
Testament
  • Old
Time span
  • c. 586 BC
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  • The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew: אֵיכָה‎, Eikha, ʾēḫā(h)) is a book of the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. It is traditionally read by the Jewish people on Tisha B'Av, the fast day that commemorates the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
  • Lamentations is the twenty-fifth book of the Old Testament and of the Bible. It is a composition of songs of sorrow or laments about the sad state of Jerusalem following its siege by the Babylonians. In a collection of five poems, the first four being acrostic in nature, the writer records an eye witness to the downfall and destruction of the ancient capital city of Judah. Though sympathetic to the suffering, the author makes clear that he understands the nation and city had fallen due to its disregard of the Law of God. The five songs cry for sympathy, for mercy, for vindication, for vengeance and for restoration.
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