The book of Lamentations
Subtitle: a meditation and translation
By: David R. Slavitt
Contributors: Slavitt, David R., 1935-
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Ninth of Av -- Meditations; Jews -- History
Genres: Meditations
Work titles: Bible. O.T. Lamentations. English
Description: "Poet and translator David R. Slavitt here provides a translation of and meditation upon the Book of Lamentations, the biblical account of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 587 B.C., on the ninth day of the Jewish month of Av. Most of the Jewish population was deported to Babylon, and the ensuing period came to be known as the Babylonian Captivity. According to tradition, the Book of Lamentations was written in response to this political, social, and religious crisis.

The five poems composing the book express Israel's sorrow, brokenness, and bewilderment before God."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-88)

Text of Lamentations presented in Hebrew with English facing