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Order of Contents
Best 2
More 8
Paraphrases of, & as Applied to Current Scenes 5
Early Church 1
Medieval Church 1
On Chapters of Lamentations 2
In Poetry 6
Authenticity of 1
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The Best Commentaries on Lamentations
1600’s
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More Commentaries on Lamentations
1500’s
Tossanus, Daniel – The Lamentations & Holy Mournings of the Prophet Jeremiah with a Lamentable Paraphrase and Exhortation, Meet Every way to be Applied unto these our Days… (London, [1587?])
Udall, John – A Commentary upon the Lamentations of Jeremy 1593
Udall (c.1560-1592) was a reformed puritan.
** – “In this extremely rare work the author has labored after brevity, and has given the abridgment of many discourses; hence, to those who can procure it, it is all the more useful.” – Spurgeon
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1600’s
Broughton, Hugh – The Lamentations of Jeremy translated, with Explications 1608
Broughton (1549-1612) was a reformed Anglican.
* – “Incomprehensible. One of Broughton’s wilder pieces. It may as well die.” – Spurgeon
Du Vair, Guillaume – Meditations upon the Lamentations of Jeremiah in A Most Heavenly & Plentiful Treasure, or a Rich Mineral Full of Sweetest Comforts… (London, 1609)
Du Vair (1556-1621) was a French Romanist and lawyer.
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Erdman, Charles – The Book of Jeremiah and Lamentations Buy 1955
‘A clear analysis of both books.’ – Cyril J. Barber
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Paraphrases of Lamentations, & as it has been Applied to Current Scenes
1600’s
Pradel, Nicolas – Jeremiah Revived, though in his Prison, or his Lamentations Paralleled 1648
Rich, Jeremiah – Jeremiah’s Contemplations on Jeremiah’s Lamentations, or, England’s Miseries Matched with Sion’s Elegies, being described and unfolded in Five Ensuing Scenes (London, 1648)
Anon. – The Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah Paraphrased, Suitable to the Exigencies of These Times (London, 1667)
Anon. – A Paraphrase on the First and Second Chapters of the Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah (London, 1683)
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The Early Church on Lamentations
Wenthe, Dean – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Jeremiah, Lamentations Buy
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The Medieval Church
Aquinas, Thomas – Commentary on Lamentations
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On Chapters in Lamentations
Ch. 3
Dod, John – Two Sermons on the Third of the Lamentations of Jeremy… 1602 (London, 1608)
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Ch. 5
Swift, Daniel – Zion’s Sufferings: an Exposition of Lamentations 5 1654
** – “Strong, rough, coarse. Excessively rare.” – Spurgeon
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Lamentations in Poetry 6
See the subsection on Lamentations on our Bible in Poetry page.
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The Authenticity of Lamentations
Keil, C.F. – ‘The Author, Time of Composition and Position in the Canon’ 15 pp. in Commentary on the Old Testament: the Prophecies of Jeremiah
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