An edition of The book of Lamentations
(2001)
The book of Lamentations
a meditation and translation
by David R. Slavitt
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"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.
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The book of Lamentations: a meditation and translation
2001, Johns Hopkins University Press
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0801866170 9780801866173
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-88)
Text of Lamentations presented in Hebrew with English facing
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