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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:23

Verse 23 This verse confirms what I have said, that the same truth is here repeated by the Prophet, that God’s mercies were not consumed, nor had his compassion’s failed. How so? Because they were new, or renewed, every day; but he puts morning, and that in the plural number. I am surprised at the hour striking so soon; I hardly think that I have lectured a whole hour. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:24

Verse 24 The Prophet intimates in this verse that we cannot stand firm in adversities, except we be content with God alone and his favor; for as soon as we depart from him, any adversity that may happen to us will cause our faith to fail. It is then the only true foundation of patience and hope to trust in God alone; and this is the case when we are persuaded that his favor is sufficient for our perfect safety. In this sense it is that David calls God his portion. (Psalms 16:5.) But there is in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:1-21

MONOLOGUE SPOKEN BY AN INDIVIDUAL BELIEVER WHOSE FATE IS BOUND UP WITH THAT OF THE NATION ; OR PERHAPS BY THE NATION PERSONIFIED (see Introduction). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:19-21

These verses prepare the way for a brief interval of calmness and resignation. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:19-21

God taking notice of man's affliction, In his distress the sufferer cries to God, calling upon his great Helper to note his condition and remember it. Then he is calmed by prayer, and rests in the assurance that God does not forget his trouble. Recalling this thought to mind, he recovers hope. I. THE CRY FOR GOD 'S NOTICE . 1 . It is to God. At first it seems as though God bad forgotten his afflicted child. The vision of the Divine countenance is clouded; no voice... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

This I recall to my mind, etc.; viz. that thou wilt remember me, or, thy faithfulness ( Lamentations 3:20 ). Here again there appears to be a reminiscence of a passage in Psalms 42:1-11 . ( Psalms 42:4 ). Others suppose that "this" refers to the following verses; but in this case a new section would begin in the middle of a triad (the triad of verses beginning with zayin ) , which is certainly improbable. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

Hope reviving. At length the unmitigated anguish and desolation expressed in the previous parts of this book seem relieved. A ray of light breaks through the dense mass of clouds. Despondency gives place to hope. I. FROM WHAT STATE THIS LANGUAGE BETOKENS A REVULSION , A REACTION . Jeremiah has, not unnaturally, been plunged into distress, dismay, despondency. The terrible calamities which have befallen his nation are sufficient to account for this. Yet, as a child of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

How hope rises from the depths of despair. This utterance needs to be contrasted with that in Lamentations 3:18 . There the prophet says that hope is perished. Here he has hope, grounded on a "therefore" and strengthened by a resolved attitude of mind. Thus we are helped to get an explanation of his past depression, or, as we might even call it, despair. We are helped to distinguish between abiding Divine realities and the way in which they are coloured or concealed by our moods. How is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:22

It is of the Lord's mercies , etc.; literally, The Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. But the "we" is difficult, especially considering that in Lamentations 3:23 (which is clearly parallel) the subject of the sentence is, not "we," but "the Lord's mercies." Hence it is probable that the reading of the Targum and the Peshite (adopted by Thenius, Ewald, and Bickell) is correct, "The Lord's mercies, verily they cease not" ( tammū for tamnū ) . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:22

Sparing compassion. At this point the meditations of the prophet take a turn. He looks away from his own and his fellow countrymen's afflictions and directs his gaze heavenwards. The scene of his vision changes. No longer the calamities of Jerusalem, but the character and the purposes of the Most High, absorb his attention. There is a rainbow which spans even the stormiest sky. Earth may be dark, but there is brightness above. Man may be cruel or miserable, but God has not forgotten to be... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:19-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:19-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:22

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