While the author of Lamentations remains nameless within the book, strong evidence from both inside and outside the text points to the prophet Jeremiah as the author. Both Jewish and Christian tradition ascribe authorship to Jeremiah, and the Septuagint—the Greek translation of the Old Testament—even adds a note asserting Jeremiah as the writer of the book. In addition, when the early Christian church father Jerome translated the Bible into Latin, he added a note claiming Jeremiah as the author of Lamentations.
The cross of Christ is God's decisive answer to the problem of sin and its devastating power over us.
Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory." And the Lord said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you,...
"The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him." Proverbs 23:24 (ESV)
