A poem ascribed to this man proclaims “Like an enemy [God] has strung his bow.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Old Testament prophet credited as the author of the Book of Lamentations. In another, eponymous, book, this major prophet urges the people of Judah to submit to Babylon so they may live.
ANSWER: Jeremiah [or Yirmiyahu or Jeremias]
[10m] Chapters 1, 2, and 4 of Lamentations are in this Hebrew poetic form, also used by Psalms 119 and 145 as well as the “Ashamnu” confessional prayer recited on Yom Kippur.
ANSWER: alphabetical acrostic
[10h] After the reading of Lamentations on Tisha B’av, synagogues read these other elegiac poems, many of which were composed by Rabbi Elazar Hakalir and often share the acrostic structure of Lamentations.
ANSWER: kinah [or kinot]
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