Commentaries on Lamentations
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Top 3 Commentaries
Song of Songs, Lamentations. WBC. Thomas Nelson, 2004.
Zach Olson
I used this for class, and I found it to be quite remarkably helpful in understanding the wonderful poetry in this book. more
Literary Sparks
Shop around before using this commentary. more
Mike DaVoice
Structure was my biggest problem (121 page introduction!!!). more
Tim Challies
The WBC always seems to come with a warning about its unfortunate and unhelpful format. more
Lamentations. OTL. Westminster John Knox Press, 2002.
Princeton Seminary
More literarily minded commentary. more
Philibuster
Adele Berlin's commentary is slight (~125 pgs of text) but excellent. more
Review of Biblical Literature (RBL)
Single-volume commentaries on the book of Lamentations have been rare. more
Jeremiah and Lamentations. TOTC. InterVarsity Press, 1981.
Philip Wood
A good brief commentary on Jeremiah & Lamentations. more
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Forthcoming Commentaries
| ? | Viviano, Pauline A. | Jeremiah and Lamentations |
| ? | Roberts, J. J. M. | Lamentations |
| ? | Ephrem the Syrian | Syriac Commentaries on the Prophets |
| 2016 | Hays, J. Daniel | Lamentations |
| ? | Shead, Andrew G. | Jeremiah, Lamentations |
| ? | Greenstein, Edward L. | Lamentations |
| 2022 | Goldingay, John | The Book of Lamentations |
| ? | Boda, Mark J. | Lamentations |
| 2022 | TBA, ; Fyall, Bob; Hwang, Jerry; Duguid, Iain M. | Volume 6: Isaiah–Ezekiel |
| 2022 | TBA, | Lamentations |
| 2023 | Graves, Michael | Jeremiah and Lamentations |
| ? | Ellington, Scott | Lamentations |
| ? | Youngblood, Kevin J. | Lamentations |
| ? | Youngblood, Kevin J. | Lamentations |
| ? | Michel, Andreas | Lamentations |
