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Order of Contents
Best 2
More 8
Early Church 1
Medieval Church 1
Lam. 5 1
In Poetry 2
Authenticity of 1
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The Best Commentaries on Lamentations
1600’s
Hull, John – Exposition upon part of Lamentations 1618
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(c.1570-1627) was reformed.
*** – “Full of quaintnesses. Marrowy throughout.” – Spurgeon
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Intermediate
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*** – “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
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More Commentaries on Lamentations
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Broughton, Hugh – The Lamentations of Jeremy translated, with Explications 1608
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(1549-1612) was a reformed Anglican.
* – “Incomprehensible. One of Broughton’s wilder pieces. It may as well die.” – Spurgeon
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(c.1560-1592) was a reformed puritan.
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** – “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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Brief & Practical
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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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Intermediate
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** “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
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** – “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
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“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
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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
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** – “Not a commentary; but as it casts light on the character and times of the prophet it deserves a place here.” – Spurgeon
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Advanced
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** – “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
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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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Lamentations 5
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Swift, Daniel – Zion’s Sufferings: an Exposition of Lamentations 5 1654
** – “Strong, rough, coarse. Excessively rare.” – Spurgeon
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Lamentations in Poetry 2
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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