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Definitions of lamentations in various dictionaries:
noun - an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC
noun - a cry of sorrow and grief
noun - the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
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| Woe is me! This book follows Jeremiah in the Bible |
| Probably written by Jeremiah, this book is in the form of a 5-poem dirge |
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| Attributed to Jeremiah, the name of this book refers to its sad poems |
| Consisting of 5 poems, it bemoans the fall of Jerusalem |
| This book of the Old Testament consists of 5 poems mourning the destruction of Jerusalem |
| It's the book of the Bible abbreviated Lam. |
| Many acts of mourning |
| "Joyful Utterances" |
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| Plural form of lamentation. |
| the passionate expression of grief or sorrow weeping. |
| an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah |
| Lamentations description |
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| The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew: , Êykhôh, from its incipit meaning "how") is a collection of poetic laments for the destruction of Jerusalem. In the Hebrew Bible it appears in the Ketuvim ("Writings"), beside the Song of Songs, Book of Ruth, Ecclesiastes and the Book of Esther (the Megilloth or "Five Scrolls"), although there is no set order; in the Christian Old Testament it follows the Book of Jeremiah, as the prophet Jeremiah is its traditional author. Jeremiah's authorship is no longer generally accepted, although it is generally accepted that the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon in 586 BC forms the background to the poems. The book is partly a traditional "city lament" mourning the desertion of the city by God, its destruction, and the ultimate return of the divinity, and partly a funeral dirge in which the bereaved bewails and addresses the dead. The tone is bleak: God does not speak, the degree of suffering is presented as undeserved, and expectations of future redemption a |