Bergant's commentary examines the visceral poetry of Lamentations, a book that plumbs the depths of biblical Israel's despair over the destruction of Jerusalem.

Dianne Bergant, CSA, is Professor of Old Testament studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. The general editor of The Collegeville Bible Commentary (Old Testament) published by The Liturgical Press, she was editor of The Bible Today from 1986-1990.