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Lamentations is a book in the Old Testament written (most believe) by Jeremiah the prophet. Its main theme is the sadness (lamenting) of Jeremiah over the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar.

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The word itself means to cry in mourning; to express sorrow.

The Book is a song of mourning for the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem and the city itself.

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