2. The Works of Josephus, Hendrickson Publishers Inc. 1987, p 272.
3. 同上,p275。
4. Joseph Telushkin, Jewish Litercy: The Most Important Things to Know about the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History, William Morrow and Company Inc., 1948, p.90.
5. Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner, The Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of The Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 39-40, 《耶利米哀歌 Lamentation》,希伯来文圣经名为aykh, 是卷首的第一个字,意为具有谴责性的alas! how! (为什么会是这样!),更能道出先知心中无边的懊丧与悲痛。