It is attributed to the prophet Jeremiah.
An Ethiopian text called the Rest of the Words of Baruch combines this text with one similar to Fourth Baruch. This work's first chapter alludes to a woman's lovers, among all of which there are none to comfort her, which may refer to Egypt and Assyria. A later verse of this book accuses "The Lord is like an enemy: he has swallowed up Israel." This work consists of five poems, each with a multiple of twenty-two lines, and the first four of which are acrostics. A reading of this work is followed by a reading of the Kinnot on Tisha B'Av. This work was written following the capture of Jehoiachin at Nebuchadnezzar's sacking of Jerusalem and the destruction of the First Temple. It is attributed to the prophet Jeremiah. For 10 points, name this Old Testament book that relates the sorrows of Israel.
An Ethiopian text called the Rest of the Words of Baruch combines this text with one similar to Fourth Baruch.
Book of Lamentations [or Eikha]