Old Testament · Major Prophets · Book 25 of 66
Lamentations
Five poems of grief over the destruction of Jerusalem, tightly structured as acrostics.
- 5chapters
- 2days in the plan
- 235–236days of the year
Reading Lamentations in a year
Five chapters of unrelieved mourning. Short enough to read whole.
In a one-year plan, Lamentations occupies days 235 to 236 — 2 days out of 365, or 0.4% of the Bible's 1189 chapters. That is short enough to read in a single sitting if you would rather take it whole.
The exact days
- Day 235 — Jeremiah 52, Lamentations 1–2
- Day 236 — Lamentations 3–5
Questions
- How many chapters are in Lamentations?
- Lamentations has 5 chapters, which is 0.4% of the Bible's 1189 chapters.
- How long does it take to read Lamentations?
- In a one-year plan of three to four chapters a day, Lamentations takes 2 days — days 235 to 236.
- What is the book of Lamentations about?
- Five poems of grief over the destruction of Jerusalem, tightly structured as acrostics.
- Is Lamentations in the Old or New Testament?
- Lamentations is in the Old Testament, classified as Major Prophets. It is book 25 of 66 in canonical order.