Emmanuel Levinas' philosophical engagement with the (Hebrew) Bible is based on the view that it is not merely a source of metaphysical truth, but must be read primarily as an ethical text. For Levinas, the absolute is not a tangible, numerical entity, but the infinite, which always calls man to ethical responsibility. In particular, the Lamentations, attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, provide a suitable framework for the development of his ethics, which is based on the responsibility of the individual towards others. In the Lamentations, suffering is understood not only as an expression of grief, but also as a kind of encounter with the Absolute. However, this encounter does not represent a spiritual resolution of suffering, but rather demands an ethical relationship based on listening, understanding and a profound moral commitment. Furthermore, the question of hope in the face of trauma is not understood as a hope for immediate redemption, but as a hope that manifests itself in the ability to formulate an ethical response in the face of destruction and loss. This perspective allows us, despite the constant presence of trauma and suffering, to seek a renewed relationship with the Absolute, not based on a classical hope of redemption, but on a deeper ethical transformation and turning towards the Other. The lecture aims to present Levinas' reading of Lamentations as an ethical-philosophical interpretation that demonstrates the possibility of ethical transformation in the face of suffering and trauma.