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Lamentations – a Book Born, Written, and Preserved in Pain The biblical Book of Lamentations, a historical reflection of Israel's first loss of national independence, uniquely confronts despondency, anger, suffering, belief, and disconsolation. These eternal challenges made it a book for all generations, occupying a unique niche in the evolution of Jewish thought, and seen as a foretelling of all future difficulties. This literary commentary explores the tensions and dynamics of this masterpiece, poetry of the highest order. Comments on Rabbi Segal’s previous commentaries: On Ecclesiastes – I’ve read every commentary on Kohelet I could find. Segal’s is the most insightful, most lucid, most persuasive one I have ever read. Rabbi Harold Kushner , author On Psalms A new and refreshing look at this wonderful treasure…brings the psalms’ beauty, joy, ethos, and pathos to the modern reading public. Wallace Greene , for Jewish Book Council On Song of Songs – A delight for laymen and scholars alike. The Song of Songs sings again. Professor Bezalel Porten, Hebrew University Engagingly written, lucid, fresh and judicious.… An excellent combination of biblical scholarship and sensitivity to the moral issues of our day. Professor Shalom Paul, Hebrew University