Lamentations

Abner Chou

General Editor: H. Wayne House

Old Testament Editor: William Barrick

Lamentations: Evangelical Exegetical Commentary

Copyright 2014 Abner Chou. All rights reserved. Published in the United States of America.

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To my Mother

Who has daily lived out before me the greatness of God’s faithfulness

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