Lamentations

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L0029400 (lăm′ən-tā′shən)n.1. The act of lamenting.2. A lament.3. Lamentations(used with a sing. verb) See Table at Bible.

Lamentations

(ˌlæmɛnˈteɪʃənz) n (functioning as singular) 1. (Bible) a book of the Old Testament, traditionally ascribed to the prophet Jeremiah, lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem2. (Music, other) a musical setting of these poems

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Lamentations - an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet JeremiahBook of LamentationsOld Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian BibleHagiographa, Ketubim, Writings - the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

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Lamentations,

book of the Bible, placed immediately after Jeremiah, to whose author it has been ascribed since ancient times. It was probably composed by several authors. It is a series of five poems mourning the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon. Each of the the first four poems is an alphabetical acrostic, the third having three verses to the letter, instead of one. The book begins with dirges, followed by a psalm of lament with expressions of trust. The psalm is followed by another dirge expressing grief and longing for divine intervention. It concludes with a lament and a prayer for the restoration of the fortunes of Jerusalem.

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See study by D. R. Hillers (rev. ed. 1992). See also bibliography under Old TestamentOld Testament,
Christian name for the Hebrew Bible, which serves as the first division of the Christian Bible (see New Testament). The designations "Old" and "New" seem to have been adopted after c.A.D.
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noun an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC

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