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''In brief'': The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew מגילת איכה) is a book of the Old Testament. According to tradition, authorship is assigned to the Prophet Jeremiah, who was a court official during the conquest of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, when the First Temple was destroyed and King Jehoiachin was taken prisoner.
  
  

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In brief: The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew מגילת איכה) is a book of the Old Testament. According to tradition, authorship is assigned to the Prophet Jeremiah, who was a court official during the conquest of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, when the First Temple was destroyed and King Jehoiachin was taken prisoner.




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