Bible (ASV) 25: Lamentations

The "Book of Lamentations" is a part of the Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh in the Bible. It is traditionally read by Jewish people on a day called Tisha B'Av, which is a fast day commemorating the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. The book is also known as "Eikhah" in Hebrew, which means "How." This word is used to start a song of wailing. The Greek translation of the Bible refers to it as "Lamentations" to describe the book's character, as the prophet mourns over the destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy Land by the Chaldeans. In the Hebrew Bible, it is classified among the Writings.