Commentaries on Lamentations
A list of the best commentaries on Lamentations ranked by scholars, journal reviws, and site users. You can find the best commentary on Lamentations for you using the tools on the right side.
Top 3
Song of Songs, Lamentations. WBC. Thomas Nelson, 2004.
The Gospel Coalition
A faithful and theologically rich exploration of the moving poetry of Lamentations. more
Zach Olson
Easily the best commentary on Lamentations, and it seems like everyone agrees on this. more
Zach Olson
I used this for class, and I found it to be quite remarkably helpful in understanding the wonderful poetry in this book. more
Lamentations. OTL. Westminster John Knox, 2002.
The Gospel Coalition
An insightful work that looks at Lamentations in relation to other ancient Near Eastern Literature. more
Review of Biblical Literature (RBL)
Single-volume commentaries on the book of Lamentations have been rare. more
Jeremiah, Lamentations. NAC. Broadman & Holman, 1993.
Brian LeStourgeon
Huey is a good reference volume with an eye toward exposition of individual passages. more
New and Notable
The Message of Lamentations (Rev. ed.). BST. IVP Academic, 2023.
The Gospel Coalition
Wright’s work on Lamentations helpfully guides the reader to understand how the book’s poetry connects with the rest of the Scripture, and how we might apply its rich theological message in our own lives. more
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Forthcoming Commentaries
| Year | Author | Title | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| forthcoming 2029 | Young, May | Lamentations | Pillar Old Testament Commentary |
| forthcoming 2024 | Graves, Michael | Jeremiah and Lamentations | International Theological Commentary (T&T Clark) |
| forthcoming 2016 | Hays, J. Daniel | Lamentations | Teach the Text Commentary Series |
| forthcoming | Boda, Mark J. | Lamentations | Baker Commentary on the Old Testament |
| forthcoming | Ellington, Scott | Lamentations | Pentecostal Commentary |
| forthcoming | Ephrem the Syrian | Syriac Commentaries on the Prophets | Ancient Christian Texts |
| forthcoming | Greenstein, Edward L. | Lamentations | JPS Bible Commentary |
| forthcoming | Michel, Andreas | Lamentations | International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament |
| forthcoming | Reimer, David J. | Lamentations | Apollos Old Testament Commentary |
| forthcoming | Roberts, J. J. M. | Lamentations | Hermeneia |
| forthcoming | Shead, Andrew G. | Jeremiah, Lamentations | Story of God Bible Commentary |
| forthcoming | Sun, Chloe T. | Lamentations | Bible in God's World Commentary |
| forthcoming | Viviano, Pauline A. | Jeremiah and Lamentations | Berit Olam: Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry |
| forthcoming | Youngblood, Kevin J. | Lamentations | Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament |
| forthcoming | Youngblood, Kevin J. | Lamentations | SBL Commentary on the Septuagint |