In this accessible volume, Adele Berlin explicates the five poems of Lamentations and builds a convincing case for Lamentations' immense power to address violence and grief.

The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

Adele Berlin is the Robert H. Smith Professor Emerita of Biblical Studies at the University of Maryland. She has written numerous books and articles on biblical literature.