Lamentations

Type: Book

Lamentations

As of November 2026, Lamentations has been mentioned in 5 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Oct 2025 on The Bible in a Year. Describes the suffering of Jerusalem during the Babylonian siege, offering a lament that resonates with personal grief.

The Book of Lamentations is a collection of poetic laments for the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE. In the Hebrew Bible, it appears in the Ketuvim ("Writings") as one of the Five Megillot alongside the Song of Songs, Book of Ruth, Ecclesiastes, and the Book of Esther. In the Christian Old Testament, it follows the Book of Jeremiah, for the prophet Jeremiah is traditionally understood to have been its author. By the mid-19th century, German scholars doubted Jeremiah's authorship, a view that

Lamentations at a glance
Mentioned in5 episodes on 1 podcast (as of November 2026)
First heardOct 2025 on The Bible in a Year
Author
Published6th century BCE
PublisherArkose Press
SubjectsReligious text, Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Glossaries, vocabularies
ISBN9780801014390
GenreReligious text, Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Glossaries, vocabularies

What do podcasts say about Lamentations?

4 quotes from Father Mike Schmitz and Father Mike Schmidz and others, recorded on The Bible in a Year.

Who talks about Lamentations on podcasts?

Father Mike Schmitz, Father Mike Schmidz and Brother Mike Schmidz brought up Lamentations; the most recent mention was Oct 2025 on The Bible in a Year.