Lamentations: Based on the Revised Standard VersionThe book of Lamentations is often perceived as a difficult book to read and study. The emphasis of this commentary is on providing information to help the reader determine what the real meaning of the text might be, rather than on providing easy answers. |
Contents
B Literary Character | 4 |
Author Date and Place of Composition 7 | 19 |
INDEX OF AUTHORS | 135 |
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9th of Ab acrostic Albrektson allusion ancient anger appears appointed feast argued authorship better translated book of Jeremiah Book of Lamentations Brandscheidt chapter clear commentary commentators e.g. context Dahood described distress Edom elsewhere emendation enemies example exile Exod expression Ezek follows geber God's Gordis Gotteszorn und Menschenleid Gottlieb hand hear my plea Hebrew Hillers historical homoioteleuton hope imagery interpretation Israel JB's Jeremiah Jerusalem Judaeans Judah Kaiser Kethib Klagelieder latter LORD LXX and Syr McDaniel meaning metaphor MT's narrator narrator's NEB's NIV's noun perhaps phrase Place of Composition plea plight prayer priests prophets reading reference rendering root RSV's Rudolph seems sense simply sins situation Song of Songs speaker stanza Studies suffering suggests taken Targ Testament textual theology thou hast uncleanness understand verb verse Versions Vulg word Yahweh yoke Zion's