Lamentations

The Lamentations of Jeremias

In these Jeremiah laments in a most pathetical manner the miseries of his people, and the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, in Hebrew verses, beginning with different letters according to the order of the Hebrew alphabet. (For more information, see the article JEREMIAS in the Catholic Encyclopedia.)

Chapter 1. First alphabetical cycle
Chapter 2. Second alphabetical cycle.
Chapter 3. Third alphabetical cycle.
Chapter 4. Fourth alphabetical cycle.
Chapter 5. The prayer of Jeremias the Prophet.