Das Ende der Klagelieder. Notizen zu Klgl 5

Abstract

The article attempts to sketch the questions of arrangement of the fifth chapter of Lamentations, paying special attention to the interpretation of the final section (v. 19–22). The author’s own models of interpretation are thereby brought into dialogue with the history of research. Contrary to the frequent translation of v. 22 as question or request, the author interprets this final verse as a statement: God’s wrath is a fact.