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Introductions

	Charles M. Cameron, "Lamentations," Evangel 12.1 (1994): 2-4. pdf
	Meredith G. Kline, "Bible Book of the Month - Lamentatiions," Christianity Today 5 (March 27, 1961): 31-32 pdf
	M. Justin Walker, "Lamentatons in Recent Research (2013-2025)," Currents in Biblical Research 23.2 (Feb. 2025): 125-172.

Commentaries

	Walter Frederic Adeney [1849-1920], The Song of Solomon and the Lamentations of Jeremiah. W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. Hbk. pp.346. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Adele Berlin, Lamentations: A Commentary. Old Testament Library. Philadelphia: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. Hbk. ISBN: 0664218490. pp.200.
	Robert Davidson, Jeremiah 21-52 and Lamentations. Daily Study Bible. Vol. 2. Westminster, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0664245811.
	F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp, Lamentations. Interpretation. Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. Hbk. ISBN: 0804231419. pp.192.
	J. Andrew Dearman, Jeremiah / Lamentations. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. ISBN: 9780310872832. pp.488. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	W.J. Fuerst, The Books of Ruth, Esther, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, Lamentations. Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge, 1975. pp.267.
	Duane A. Garrett & Paul R. House, Song of Songs/Lamentations, Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 23b. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2018. ISBN: 9780310588511. pp.496. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	Erhard S. Gerstenberger, Psalms, Part 2 and Lamentations. Forms of Old Testament Literature. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001. Pbk. ISBN: 0802804888. pp.560.
	John Guest, Jeremiah. Communicator's Commentary. Word, 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 0849935555. pp.390.
	Hetty Lalleman, Jeremiah and Lamentations. Tyndale Old Testament Commentary. London: IVP, 2015. ISBN: 9781783593057. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	D.R. Hillers, Lamentations, 2nd rev. Anchor Bible. Doubleday, 1992. Hbk. ISBN: 0385264070. pp.175.
	F.B. Huey, Jeremiah, Lamentations. The New American Commentary. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 1993. ISBN: 9781433675584. pp.512. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	Hetty Lalleman, Jeremiah and Lamentations. Tyndale Old Testament Commentary. London: IVP, 2015. ISBN: 9781783593057. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	R. Martin-Achard & S. Paul Re'emi, Amos and Lamentations. International Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984. Pbk. ISBN: 0802810403. pp.134.
	Arthur Samuel Peake [1865–1929], Jeremiah and Lamentations, Vol. II. Jeremiah XXV–LII. The Century Bible. Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C Jack, n.d. Hbk. pp.359. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Edward Hayes Plumtre [1821-1891], "The Lamentations of Jeremiah," Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, An Old Testament commentary for English Readers various writers, Vol. 5. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1884. Hbk. pp.181-196. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 9: Jeremiah to Daniel, 6th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1844. pp.319-339. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Annesley William Streane [1844-1915], The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah, Together with the Lamentations, with Map, Notes and Introduction. Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1883. Hbk. pp.404. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Lamentations (Bob Utley)
	Christopher J.H. Wright, The Message of Lamentations. The Bible Speaks Today. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780830898725. pp170. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]

Other Subjects

	B. Albrektson, Studies in the Text and Theology of Lamentations. Lund: Gleerup, 1963.
	Albert Condamin S.J. [1862-1940], "Symmetrical Repetitions in Lamentations Chapters I and II," Journal of Theological Studies 7 No 25 (Oct. 1905): 137-140. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Frank Moore Cross, "Studies in the Structure of Hebrew Verse: The Psosody of Lamentations 1: 1-22," Carol L. Meyers & M. O'Connor, eds, Word of the Lord Shall Go Forth: Essays in Honor of David Noel Freedman in Celebration of His Sixtieth Birthday. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1983. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464196. pp.129-155.
	P.W. Ferris, The Communal Lament in the Bible and the Ancient Near East. Scholars, 1992.
	W.R. Garr, "The Qinah: A Study ofPoetic Meter, Syntax, and Style," Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 95 (1983): 54-75.
	Robert Gordis [1908-1992], "The Conclusion of the Book of Lamentations (5:22)," Journal of Biblical Literature 93 (1974): 289-93.
	Greg Goswell, "Assigning the Book of Lamentations a Place in the Canon," Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament 4.1 (2015): 1-19.
	Norman Gottwald, Studies in the Book of Lamentations. London: SCM Press, 1954.
	George Buchanan Gray [1865-1922], The Forms of Hebrew Poetry: Considered with Special Reference to the Criticism and Interpretation of the Old Testament. London: Hodder & Stroughton, 1915. Hbk. pp.303. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	W.C. Gwaltney, Jr., "The Biblical Book of Lamentations in the Context of Near Eastern Lament Literature," W.W. Hallo, J.C. Meyer & L.G. Perdue, eds. Scripture in Context II: More Essays on the Comparative Method. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1983. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464145.
	Homer Heater, Jr., "Structure and Meaning in Lamentations," Bibliotheca Sacra 149: 595 (1992): 304-315.
	Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., A Biblical Approach to Personal Suffering. Chicago: Moody, 1982. Pbk. ISBN: 0802446345.
	J. Krasovek, "The Source of Hope in the Book of Lamentations," Vetus Testamentum 42 (1992): 223-33.
	W.F. Lanahan, "The Speaking Voice in the Book of Lamentations," Journal of Biblical Literature 93 (1974): 41-49.
	Tod Linafelt, "The Refusal of a Conclusion in the Book of Lamentations," Journal of Biblical Literature 120.2 (2001): 340-343.
	T.F. McDaniel, "Alleged Sumerian Influence on Lamentations," Vetus Testamentum 18 (1968): 198-209.
	A. Mintz, "The Rhetoric of Lamentations and the Representation of Catastrophe," Prooftexts 2 (1982): 1-17.
	M.S. Moore, "Human Suffering in Lamentations," Révue Biblique 90 (1983): 544-55.
	W.H. Shea, "The Qinah Structure of the Book of Lamentations," Biblica 60 (1979): 103-7.
	Tod Linafelt, "Surviving Lamentations," Horizons in Biblical Theology 17.1 (1995): 45-61.
	J. Renkema, "The Meaning of the Parallel Acrostics in Lamentations," Vetus Testamentum 45.3 (1995): 379-383.