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No voice from the whirlwind

Unlike Job, Lamentations gives no divine answer to its searing challenges. It doesn't let readers avert their eyes from suffering.

Some questions are left for others.

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Other biblical books would offer answers, building on its hints about the power of language and community.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 144

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