A lament or song of sorrow is called a jeremiad after the prophet Jeremiah, the “weeping prophet,” who was also the author of Lamentations, the sad reflection on the city of Jerusalem, devastated by the Babylonians.
A lament or song of sorrow is called a jeremiad after the prophet Jeremiah, the “weeping prophet,” who was also the author of Lamentations, the sad reflection on the city of Jerusalem, devastated by the Babylonians.
