Commentaries on Lamentations

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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

The Best Commentaries on Lamentations

1600’s

Hull, John – Exposition upon part of Lamentations 1618

Hull (c.1570-1627) was reformed.

*** “Full of quaintnesses. Marrowy throughout.” – Spurgeon

Intermediate

Lange’s Commentary – Lamentations by Dr. C.W. Nagelsbach

*** – “Whoever becomes possessed of this great work will have, in a comprehensive form, the results of all ancient and modern exegesis, with an apparatus criticus of surprising copiousness.” – British Quarterly Review, as quoted by Spurgeon

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

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.

Brief & Practical

Erdman, Charles – The Book of Jeremiah and Lamentations Buy 1955

‘A clear analysis of both books.’ – Cyril J. Barber

Intermediate

Blayney, Benjamin – Jeremiah and Lamentations, New Translation, with Notes 1836

** “Blayney belonged to a past school of clever men, too apt to suggest new readings, and more able to appreciate literary beauties than spiritual teachings. He was a zealous follower of Lowth, but he lacked the fine taste and poetic genius of his master.” – Spurgeon

Lowth, William – Commentary on Lamentations 1718

** – “This forms a part of what is known as Bishop Patrick’s Commentary. Orme says that Lowth is ‘one of the most judicious commentators on the prophets, and he never prophesies of himself.’ We wish we could say this of all writers on prophetic subjects.” – Spurgeon

Smith, Payne – Lamentations in Speaker’s Commentary, ed. F.C. Cook 1875

“We would call special attention to the volume of the Speaker’s Commentary upon this book. It is by Dr. Payne Smith, Dean of Canterbury, and deserves much praise.” – Spurgeon

Smith, Thornley – ‘The Prophet’s Lamentations’ 18 pp., being ch. 16 of his The Prophet of Sorrow; or, Life and Times of Jeremiah, pp. 214-232 1875

** – “Not a commentary; but as it casts light on the character and times of the prophet it deserves a place here.” – Spurgeon

Advanced

Keil, C.F. – Commentary on Lamentations 1866-91

** – “We have already indicated the direction in which Keil is serviceable. For exact interpretation he is esteemed, but he is too cold and formal ever to be a favorite.” – Spurgeon

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)

The Early Church on Lamentations

Wenthe, Dean – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Jeremiah, Lamentations Buy

The Medieval Church

Aquinas, Thomas – Commentary on Lamentations

On Chapters in Lamentations

Ch. 3