Lamentations

Lamentations provides a poignant expression of grief and mourning over the destruction of Jerusalem, inviting readers to engage with the sorrow and resilience of a devastated community.


Translation by Richard Challoner, 1752, now in the public domain.

Original translation commissioned by King James, 1611, now in the public domain.

Translation by The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1917, now in the public domain.

Translation by the American Revision Committee, 1901, now in the public domain.

Translation by Robert Young, 1862, now in the public domain.