Lamentations 2:1
His footstool — His temple; but suffered the Chaldeans to destroy it. Cast down — That is, thrown them down from the highest glory and honour, to the meanest degree of servitude.... [ Continue Reading ]
His footstool — His temple; but suffered the Chaldeans to destroy it. Cast down — That is, thrown them down from the highest glory and honour, to the meanest degree of servitude.... [ Continue Reading ]
Polluted — Dealt with them as with a polluted thing; cast them off, brake them in pieces.... [ Continue Reading ]
The horn — All their beauty and strength. Drawn back — God hath drawn back his assistance which he was wont to give the Jews against their enemies. Round about — God consumed them, not in this or that part, but round about, as a fire seizing an house at once on all sides.... [ Continue Reading ]
He — That is, God, (whom by their sins they had provoked and made their enemy) behaved himself as an enemy. And slew — All their young men, and maidens who were pleasant to look upon.... [ Continue Reading ]
His tabernacle — His temple. The places — The synagogues. The king — By the king and the priests are meant persons of greatest rank and eminency, though it is thought here is a special reference to Zedekiah the king of Judah, and Seraiah who was the high priest; the former of which was miserably han... [ Continue Reading ]
They — The enemies with their triumphs and blasphemies, made as great a noise, as those that sang holy songs, or played on instruments, were wont to make to the glory of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
The wall — The strength and security of the Jews. A line — Artificers used with lines not only to mark out places for building, but also for destruction, to direct them what to cut off; and such a line is here meant.... [ Continue Reading ]
Among the Gentiles — In miserable captivity. The law — Is no more read, opened or observed. Her prophets — They had but very few prophets, from this time to the time of the gospel, and very few of those at this time alive had any revelation from God.... [ Continue Reading ]
The virgins — The whole city is in a mournful posture.... [ Continue Reading ]
Mine eyes — This whole verse is but expressive of the prophets great affliction for the miseries come upon the Jews. He wept himself almost blind. Bowels — His passion had disturbed his bodily humours, that his bowels were troubled. Liver — His gall lying under his liver. All these are expressions o... [ Continue Reading ]
Bosom — When they died in their mother's arms.... [ Continue Reading ]
Who — There was no people whose condition was in any degree parallel to the misery of the Jews: nor was there any cure for them, their breach was like a sea breach where the waters come in with such a torrent, that there is no making any defence against them.... [ Continue Reading ]
The prophets — False prophets told you vain stories. Not discovered — Whereas they ought to have made you sensible of your sins, and this might have prevented your captivity. False burdens — False stories to encourage you in sin, and so cause your banishment.... [ Continue Reading ]
O wall — That is, those that are upon it.... [ Continue Reading ]
Whom — Not the Heathen, but to thy own people. Women — Wilt thou suffer women to satisfy their hunger with the fruit of their own bodies?... [ Continue Reading ]
My terrors — As my people were wont to be called together from all parts in a solemn day, so now my terrible enemies, or terrible things are by thee called together.... [ Continue Reading ]