Abstract
This article argues that a careful reading of Lamentations 3 reveals a broader tension in the Hebrew Bible: How can belief in a good and just deity square with the realities of human suffering? Most interpreters have placed the remainder of the poems in Lamentations in opposition to the voice of the man in Lamentations 3, specifically 3:21-42. The poet seems to offer a classic theodicy, counseling penitent acceptance of God’s righteous judgment. In contrast to this, it is argued that Lam. 3:33-39 subtly manipulates the expected theodic solution until Yahweh’s culpability as oppressor is denied rather than justified, ultimately providing an antitheodicy.
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