The Old Testament contains far more poetry than the New Testament. In the Old Testament, poetry predominates in Psalms, Proverbs, Job, and Song of Songs. The prophets also include many sections that are poetic: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Joel, Amos, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, and Lamentations. The English reader may not recognize them as poetry since Hebrew poetry differs from English. It is helpful to use a Bible translation that keeps poetry in poetic form so it can be spotted easily. Hebrew poetry