Jeremiah, lamentations understanding the bible commentary. The book of lamentations may not be the most popular book in the bible, but it is an essential ingredient for helping humans to understand an important aspect of their relationship with god the expression of grief and distress. Gods chastisement was intended to lead to repentance charles h. Lamentations is often called the most sorrowful book in the bible, written by the most sorrowful author, jeremiah, known as the weeping prophet jer. Best commentaries and books on lamentations logos bible. Watch our overview video on the book of lamentations, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Lamentations with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. This page provides a method to go directly to a commentary by a specific author. Study the bible online using commentary on lamentations. However, we do not feel this is the best method for using the blue letter bible. Book of lamentations overview insight for living ministries. Lamentations overview, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. Jeremiah, lamentations the niv application commentary.
Eichah lamentations judaica press translation with rashis commentary at. It is interesting that several of the early church fathers also speak of the twentytwo books of the hebrew bible. Top 5 commentaries on the book of lamentations ligonier ministries. Study the bible online using commentary on lamentations and more. An exposition of the scriptures by dallas seminary faculty. Oct 06, 20 pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario oregon teaches the hebrew old testament book of lamentations.
The reason for the neglect of this little book is not difficult to discover. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In lamentations, the poet grieves, yet still has faithcrying out to god for mercy. Book of lamentations matthew henrys bible commentary. Consider performing your own inductive bible study of the book of lamentations begin by downloading lesson 1 on lamentations from precept ministries this will get you started and give you a good overview of the book if you want to purchase the remaining lessons lamentations workbook 3 lessons. You can find the best commentary on lamentations for you using the tools on the right side. And the five laments compiled in the book of lamentations would be their prayer book. He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light. The book of lamentations is the collection of five poems or songs mourning the conquest of jerusalem and the kingdom of judah. The book is composed of five poems that mourn the catastrophe. Enduring word bible commentary lamentations chapter 1.
Study lamentations using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. It also makes sense to date the book as close to the invasion as possible, meaning late 586 bc or early 585 bc, due to the raw emotion jeremiah expresses throughout its pages. Click the commentary tab or pulldown menu for a full selection of commentaries over any bible passage you are researching. Like the book of job, lamentations pictures a man of god puzzling over the results of evil and suffering in the world. Lamentations is the only biblical book which, for the most part, is arranged in acrostic fashion. How 6x5v a word used in biblical texts for laments and funerals. Theology of work bible commentary one volume edition.
In addition, the book is important in traditional roman catholic liturgy, where it is customarily read during the last three days of holy week. Empathize with israels grief in the book of lamentations. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. He has made my skin and my flesh grow old and has broken my bones. It is read each year in the synagogues as the jews commemorate the destruction of solomons temple in 586 b. Book of lamentations matthew henrys bible commentary concise. In the popular view lamentations is a somber and gloomy record of unrelieved grief as jeremiah weeps over the ruins of jerusalem. Jeremiah is concerned with faithfulness in every aspect of life, including religion, family, military, government, agriculture and other spheres of life and work. Lamentations free bible commentary in easy english. The book of lamentations is a funeral dirge over the desolation of jerusalem. Once the greatest of nations, she is now like a widow. This special book is a collection of five lament poems recounting the tragic fall of jerusalem to babylon.
Jun 30, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of lamentations, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of the lords wrath. In 1, 2, and 4, each of the 22 verses begins with a successive letter of the greek alphabet. When viewed in this manner there is little about lamentations that would attract the bible student. The book of lamentations is a collection of five poems that serve as an anguished response to the destruction of jerusalem in 587 b. He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
Each chapter, however, does not stand on its own, but falls into a series making the book one complete, progressive. Pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario oregon teaches the hebrew old testament book of lamentations. Judahs been caught for centuries between powerful countries in the middle east, and this time they backed the wrong guys. The bible book of lamentations with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study.
This commentary has been through advanced theological checking. Constable taught at dallas theological seminary for 45 years, and served as the chairman of its bible exposition department for years. Mar 01, 2008 jeremiah, lamentations understanding the bible commentary series longman iii, tremper on. The fundamental issue in the book of jeremiah is whether the people will be faithful to god in the midst of a difficult environment. Enduring word bible commentary lamentations chapter 3. Lamentations matthew henrys commentary bible gateway. Constable, provide commentary on all 66 books of the bible and contain over 12,000 pages of material in pdf format. If those left behind did nothing but repent for 70 years, it would be time well spent.
An overview of the book of jeremiah bible commentary. Title lamentations was derived from a translation of the title as found in the latin vulgate vg. The theology of work bible commentary is an indepth bible study tool put together by a group of biblical scholars, pastors, and workplace christians to help you discover what the whole bible from genesis to revelationsays about work. Jeremiah wrote the lamentations as he wept bitterly over the city he had desperately tried to save. Once the princess of states, she is now put to forced labour. In most of the modern bible editions the lamentations follow upon the book of jeremiah. Book of lamentations with hebrewenglish and mp3 chanting of the entire book in hebrew. Read lamentations commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete.
Jeremiah, lamentations understanding the bible commentary series. This christian practice reminds us that the book of lamentations not only bemoans jerusalems destruction but also contains profound theological insights. The book of lamentations is a poetic book of the old testament that was written by the jewish prophet jeremiah. Jeremiah, lamentations the niv application commentary kindle edition by dearman, j. Each of the first four chapters of lamentations is an acrostic poem. Prayer for restorationlord, remember what has happened to us. Lamentations 1 bible commentary matthew henry concise. Their former allies but now sworn enemies, the babylonians, have stormed the town and taken over. We have just added many new sources, including the expositors bible commentary, bengels gnomon, langes commentary, hastings great texts and many more. The author of lamentations is not named in the book, but it is traditionally attributed to the prophet jeremiah. A free bible version and commentary on the book of lamentations in easyenglish. In lamentations, the divine judgment has occurred, and we see this same servants anguish manifested at what has happened to gods children. In fact, some copies of the ancient greek septuagint. We have provided this method as a convenience to our users.
He wrote this biblical poem after the destruction of the city of jerusalem that he attempted to prevent. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of lamentations. Book of lamentations read, study bible verses online. The book itself is a collection of five funeral poems offered on. Dyer, lamentations, the bible knowledge commentary. The author of lamentations was making the point that the judgment described in deuteronomy 28 had come upon the nation. Lamentations overview matthew henrys complete commentary. Dyer, lamentations, in the bible knowledge commentary. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jeremiah, lamentations the niv application commentary. In the hebrew bible however they are set in the third part, the socalled writings hebr. While the author of lamentations remains nameless within the book, strong.
Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,our homes to. Heater also comments on the structure of the book when he writes, the chapters are not uniform in their use of the alphabet. Dirge poetry of the kind exemplified by lamentations was by no means uncommon in near eastern antiquity. Lamentations 5, new living translation nlt the bible app. Duane garrett and paul house song of songs lamentations word biblical commentary, 2004. Study lamentations 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning.