Lamentations

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Biblical book Book of the Bible Poetic book Religious text

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.

Aliases (8)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Biblical book → Book of the Bible → Poetic book → Religious text →
alternateName	Book of 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 →
historicalEventDescribed	Destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon →
includedIn	Septuagint → Vulgate →
language	Biblical Hebrew →
literaryForm	Acrostic poem →
liturgicalUse	Christian Holy Week (in some traditions) → Jewish fast days → Tisha B’Av →
numberOfChapters	5 →
partOf	Christian Old Testament → Hebrew Bible → 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 →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Suffering of Zion ("Lamentations 1") → Suffering of Zion ("Lamentations 2") → Suffering of Zion ("Lamentations 4") →	relatedToText
Ketuvim → Writings →	containsBook
Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ("Book of Lamentations") → Suffering of Zion ("Book of Lamentations") →	describedIn
Lamentations ("Book of Lamentations") →	alternateName
Jeremiah ("BookOfLamentations") →	associatedText
Jeremiah ("BookOfLamentations") →	attributedAuthorOf
Zayin ("Book of Lamentations") →	hasAcrosticUseInBook
Prophetic Books ("Book of Lamentations") →	hasPart
Lamentations ("Eikhah") →	hebrewTitle
Roman Catholic biblical canon →	includesBook
Ketuvim →	includesMegillot
Book of Jeremiah ("Book of Lamentations") →	influenced
Zion ("Lament for Zion") →	liturgicalReference
Tisha B'Av ("Book of Lamentations") →	liturgicalText
Babylonian exile →	significantText
Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" ("Lamentations of Jeremiah") →	textSource
Ketuvim →	traditionalJewishOrder