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Introductions

On-line Resource Charles M. Cameron, "Lamentations," Evangel 12.1 (1994): 2-4.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Meredith G. Kline, "Bible Book of the Month - Lamentatiions," Christianity Today 5 (March 27, 1961): 31-32View in PDF format pdf

Commentaries

On-line Resource Walter Frederic Adeney [1849-1920], The Song of Solomon and the Lamentations of Jeremiah. W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. Hbk. pp.346. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Berlin: Lamentations: A CommentaryAdele Berlin, Lamentations: A Commentary. Old Testament Library. Philadelphia: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. Hbk. ISBN: 0664218490. pp.200.
Book or monograph Robert Davidson, Jeremiah 21-52 and Lamentations. Daily Study Bible. Vol. 2. Westminster, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0664245811.
Book or monograph Dobbs-Allsopp: LamentationsF. W. Dobbs-Allsopp, Lamentations. Interpretation. Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. Hbk. ISBN: 0804231419. pp.192.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Dearman: Jeremiah / LamentationsJ. Andrew Dearman, Jeremiah / Lamentations. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. ISBN: 9780310872832. pp.488. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph W.J. Fuerst, The Books of Ruth, Esther, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, Lamentations. Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge, 1975. pp.267.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Garrett: Song of Songs,Duane A. Garrett & Paul R. House, Song of Songs/Lamentations, Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 23b. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2018. ISBN: 9780310588511. pp.496. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Gerstenberger: Psalms, Part I : With an Introduction to Cultic PoetryErhard S. Gerstenberger, Psalms, Part 2 and Lamentations. Forms of Old Testament Literature. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001. Pbk. ISBN: 0802804888. pp.560.
Book or monograph Guest: Mastering the Old Testament Vol 17: Jeremiah, LamentationsJohn Guest, Jeremiah. Communicator's Commentary. Word, 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 0849935555. pp.390.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Hetty Lalleman, Jeremiah and LamentationHetty Lalleman, Jeremiah and Lamentations. Tyndale Old Testament Commentary. London: IVP, 2015. ISBN: 9781783593057. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Hillers: LamentationsD.R. Hillers, Lamentations, 2nd rev. Anchor Bible. Doubleday, 1992. Hbk. ISBN: 0385264070. pp.175.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly F.B. Huey, Jeremiah, LamentationsF.B. Huey, Jeremiah, Lamentations. The New American Commentary. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 1993. ISBN: 9781433675584. pp.512. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Hetty Lalleman, Jeremiah and LamentationHetty Lalleman, Jeremiah and Lamentations. Tyndale Old Testament Commentary. London: IVP, 2015. ISBN: 9781783593057. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Amos and Lamentations: God's People in CrisisR. Martin-Achard & S. Paul Re'emi, Amos and Lamentations. International Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984. Pbk. ISBN: 0802810403. pp.134.
On-line Resource Arthur Samuel Peake [1865–1929], Jeremiah and Lematations, Vol. 1. Jeremiah I–XXIVArthur Samuel Peake [1865–1929], Jeremiah and Lamentations, Vol. II. Jeremiah XXV–LII. The Century Bible. Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C Jack, n.d. Hbk. pp.359. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Edward Hayes Plumtre [1821-1891], "The Lamentations of Jeremiah," Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, An Old Testament commentary for English Readers various writers, Vol. 5. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1884. Hbk. pp.181-196. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 9: Jeremiah to Daniel, 6th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1844. pp.319-339.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Annesley William Streane [1844-1915], The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah, Together with the Lamentations, with Map, Notes and Introduction. Cambridge Bible for Schools and CollegesAnnesley William Streane [1844-1915], The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah, Together with the Lamentations, with Map, Notes and Introduction. Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1883. Hbk. pp.404. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Lamentations (Bob Utley)
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Christopher J.H. Wright, The Message of LamentationsChristopher J.H. Wright, The Message of Lamentations. The Bible Speaks Today. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780830898725. pp170. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]

Other Subjects

Book or monograph B. Albrektson, Studies in the Text and Theology of Lamentations. Lund: Gleerup, 1963.
On-line Resource Albert Condamin S.J. [1862-1940], "Symmetrical Repetitions in Lamentations Chapters I and II," Journal of Theological Studies 7 No 25 (Oct. 1905): 137-140. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book Frank Moore Cross, "Studies in the Structure of Hebrew Verse: The Psosody of Lamentations 1: 1-22," Carol L. Meyers & M. O'Connor, eds, Word of the Lord Shall Go Forth: Essays in Honor of David Noel Freedman in Celebration of His Sixtieth Birthday. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1983. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464196. pp.129-155.
Book or monograph P.W. Ferris, The Communal Lament in the Bible and the Ancient Near East. Scholars, 1992.
Book or monograph W.R. Garr, "The Qinah: A Study ofPoetic Meter, Syntax, and Style," Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 95 (1983): 54-75.
Article in Journal or Book Robert Gordis [1908-1992], "The Conclusion of the Book of Lamentations (5:22)," Journal of Biblical Literature 93 (1974): 289-93.
Article in Journal or Book Greg Goswell, "Assigning the Book of Lamentations a Place in the Canon," Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament 4.1 (2015): 1-19.
Book or monograph Norman Gottwald, Studies in the Book of Lamentations. London: SCM Press, 1954.
On-line Resource George Buchanan Gray [1865-1922], The Forms of Hebrew Poetry: Considered with Specvial Reference to the Criticism and Interpretation of the Old TestamentGeorge Buchanan Gray [1865-1922], The Forms of Hebrew Poetry: Considered with Special Reference to the Criticism and Interpretation of the Old Testament. London: Hodder & Stroughton, 1915. Hbk. pp.303.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph W.C. Gwaltney, Jr., "The Biblical Book of Lamentations in the Context of Near Eastern Lament Literature," W.W. Hallo, J.C. Meyer & L.G. Perdue, eds. Scripture in Context II: More Essays on the Comparative Method. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1983. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464145.
Article in Journal or Book Homer Heater, Jr., "Structure and Meaning in Lamentations," Bibliotheca Sacra 149: 595 (1992): 304-315.
Book or monograph Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., A Biblical Approach to Personal Suffering. Chicago: Moody, 1982. Pbk. ISBN: 0802446345.
Article in Journal or Book J. Krasovek, "The Source of Hope in the Book of Lamentations," Vetus Testamentum 42 (1992): 223-33.
Article in Journal or Book W.F. Lanahan, "The Speaking Voice in the Book of Lamentations," Journal of Biblical Literature 93 (1974): 41-49.
Article in Journal or Book Tod Linafelt, "The Refusal of a Conclusion in the Book of Lamentations," Journal of Biblical Literature 120.2 (2001): 340-343.
Article in Journal or Book T.F. McDaniel, "Alleged Sumerian Influence on Lamentations," Vetus Testamentum 18 (1968): 198-209.
Article in Journal or Book A. Mintz, "The Rhetoric of Lamentations and the Representation of Catastrophe," Prooftexts 2 (1982): 1-17.
Article in Journal or Book M.S. Moore, "Human Suffering in Lamentations," Révue Biblique 90 (1983): 544-55.
Article in Journal or Book W.H. Shea, "The Qinah Structure of the Book of Lamentations," Biblica 60 (1979): 103-7.
Article in Journal or Book Tod Linafelt, "Surviving Lamentations," Horizons in Biblical Theology 17.1 (1995): 45-61.
Article in Journal or Book J. Renkema, "The Meaning of the Parallel Acrostics in Lamentations," Vetus Testamentum 45.3 (1995): 379-383.

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