According to a preface in the Septuagint, this book's traditional attribution comes from 2 Chronicles 25:35.
According to a preface in the Septuagint, this book's traditional attribution comes from 2 Chronicles 25:35. This book's fourth chapter exclaims "How is the gold become dim!" in describing how the sons of Zion are esteemed only as much as a clay pot. The claim that "It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed" appears in this book's third chapter, which is three times as long as any other chapter. This book is the source of the readings during the first nocturn of Matins of Tenebrae during the Holy Triduum. The first four of this book's five chapters are acrostic poems that spell out the Hebrew alphabet. The book is recited during Tisha B'Av to mourn the destruction of the First Temple. It describes how the Lord was "as an enemy" for allowing the destruction of Jerusalem. For 10 points, name this Old Testament book full of grieving, traditionally attributed to Jeremiah.
According to a preface in the Septuagint, this book's traditional attribution comes from 2 Chronicles 25:35.
Book of Lamentations of Jeremiah [or Eikhah]