Lamentations

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Lamentations is a biblical book of poetic dirges traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and expressing profound grief, repentance, and hope in God’s mercy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical book
Book of the Bible
Poetic book
Religious text
alternateName Book of Lamentations
linked to: Lamentations
associatedDate 586 BCE
associatedEmpire Babylonian Empire
attributedTo Jeremiah
canonicalStatus Canonical scripture in Christianity
Canonical scripture in Judaism
emotionalTone Despair
Grief
Hope
focus Appeal for divine compassion
Confession of sin
Suffering of Zion
genre Dirge
Lament
Poetry
hebrewTitle Eikhah
linked to: Lamentations
historicalEventDescribed Destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon
includedIn Septuagint
Vulgate
language Biblical Hebrew
linked to: Hebrew
literaryForm Acrostic poem
liturgicalUse Christian Holy Week (in some traditions)
linked to: Holy Week

Jewish fast days
Tisha B’Av
linked to: Tisha BAv
numberOfChapters 5
partOf Christian Old Testament
linked to: Bible

Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Ketuvim
primaryTheme Divine judgment
Hope in God’s mercy
Mourning the destruction of Jerusalem
Repentance
Suffering
religion Christianity
Judaism
setting Jerusalem
structure Five poems
theologicalTheme Covenant judgment
God’s faithfulness
Possibility of restoration
traditionalAuthor Jeremiah
usedIn Christian lectionaries
Jewish synagogue readings

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Babylonian exile significantText Lamentations
Prophetic Books hasPart Book of Lamentations
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Writings containsBook Lamentations
Ketuvim containsBook Lamentations
Ketuvim traditionalJewishOrder Lamentations
Ketuvim includesMegillot Lamentations
Book of Jeremiah influenced Book of Lamentations
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Zion liturgicalReference Lament for Zion
linked to: Lamentations
Lamentations hebrewTitle Eikhah
linked to: Lamentations
Lamentations alternateName Book of Lamentations
linked to: Lamentations
Tisha B'Av liturgicalText Book of Lamentations
subject linked to: Tisha BAv
linked to: Lamentations
Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" textSource Lamentations of Jeremiah
linked to: Lamentations
Zayin hasAcrosticUseInBook Book of Lamentations
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Suffering of Zion describedIn Book of Lamentations
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Suffering of Zion relatedToText Lamentations 1
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Suffering of Zion relatedToText Lamentations 2
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Suffering of Zion relatedToText Lamentations 4
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Jeremiah associatedText BookOfLamentations
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Jeremiah attributedAuthorOf BookOfLamentations
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Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) describedIn Book of Lamentations
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Major Prophets hasMember Book of Lamentations
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Five Megillot hasPart Lamentations
Protestant Bible containsBook Lamentations
Armenian literature notableWork Book of Lamentations
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Cristóbal de Morales notableWork Lamentations of Jeremiah
linked to: Lamentations
Cristóbal de Morales composed Lamentations
Francisco Guerrero notableWork Lamentations
Thomas Tallis notableWork Lamentations of Jeremiah
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Lamentation inspiredBy Book of Lamentations
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Hebrew poetry majorCollection Book of Lamentations
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Daughter of Zion appearsIn Book of Lamentations
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Moses Sumney extendedPlay Lamentations
Bein haMetzarim scripturalAllusion Book of Lamentations 1:3
linked to: Lamentations
Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem describedIn Book of Lamentations
linked to: Lamentations