TY - BOOK AU - Bergant,Dianne TI - Lamentations T2 - Abingdon Old Testament commentaries SN - 068708461X AV - BS1535.53 .B465 2003 U1 - 224.3077 BER 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Nashville, TN PB - Abingdon Press KW - Bible KW - Lamentations KW - Commentaries KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-144) and index; The desolation of Zion -- The destruction of the city -- The strong man's lament -- Society has collapsed -- The final petition N2 - The destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC led to the exile of the people of Israel. In the midst of this darkness, the poems collected to form the Book of Lamentations emerged as a life-embracing work ER -