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The prophet Jeremiah wrote the Book of Jeremiah, although we can not be certain what changes might have been made by subsequent editors. The Book of Lamentations is similar in style to Jeremiah and might therefore have also been written by Jeremiah, although some scholars have pointed out that this is also true of other contemporary authors, so that we can not be entirely sure who wrote Lamentations.

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The introduction to Lamentations, in the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, is,

"and it came to pass after Israel was carried captive, and Jerusalem laid waste, Jeremiah sat weeping, and delivered out this lamentation over Jerusalem; and said,'' - (followed by chapter one)

The style of the book suggests "the weeping prophet" and 2Chronicles 35:25 also connects Jeremiah with dirge or lament types of composition. The fact that the author was an eyewitness, and that no other logical candidate comes forth as author, lends support to the traditional Jewish and Christian view that Jeremiah wrote Lamentations.

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