Lamentations 1:13-16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 1:16

Verse 16 He describes at large the calamities of Jerusalem. But it is no wonder that the Prophet, thus lengthened his discourse; for we know that those who are heavily oppressed never satisfy themselves with mourning and lamentations. If, indeed, we duly consider how great the evils were, the Prophet will not appear to us wordy, nor will his prolixity be wearisome to us. For when any one compares the flourishing state of Jerusalem with that desolate ruin which the Prophet laments, it will... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 1:12-22

The same subject; Jerusalem the speaker. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 1:13

Three figures—fire, a net, sickness, for the calamities which have come upon Jerusalem. From above; i.e. from heaven. Spread a net for my feet, as though I were a wild beast (comp. Jeremiah 18:22 ). Turned me back. The consequence of being entangled in the net was that he could go no further, but fell into the hands of his pursuers. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 1:13-14

Fourfold trouble from God. I. THE TROUBLE IS FROM GOD . This is the characteristic of it that the writer dwells upon with most concern. 1 . We should recognize the Divine origin of trouble. We miss the meaning and purpose of it if we do not see the hand that sends it. Earthly means may be used, as the King of Babylon was the agent for the destruction of Jerusalem. But all punishment for sin is inflicted by the Judge of sin. 2 . We should remember that trouble from God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 1:14

Is bound …are wreathed. The transgressions of Jerusalem are likened to a heavy yoke. So numerous are they that they are said to be "wreathed," or twisted together, like ropes. Into their hands. The Hebrew has simply "into hands;" following a suggestion of the Septuagint. Budde would read, "Into the hands of adversaries." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 1:15

Hath trodden under foot; rather, hath rejected ; i.e. hath punished. Comp. Psalms 119:118 , Psalms 119:119 , where "thou rejectest [same verb as here] all them that wander from thy statutes" is followed by "thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth like dross," Hath called an assembly; rather, hath proclaimed a festival. When Jehovah summons the instruments of his vengeance, the prophets describe it as the "proclaiming a festival." The Persians or Chaldeans, as the case may... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 1:16

For these things, etc. After the reflections of Lamentations 1:13-15 , the poet gives vent anew to his hitter grief. Mine eye, mine eye. A repetition quite in Jeremiah's manner; comp. Jeremiah 4:19 ; Jeremiah 6:14 (repeated Jeremiah 8:11 ); Jeremiah 22:29 ; Jeremiah 23:25 . The Septuagint and Vulgate, however, have "mine eye" only once. Relieve my soul (see on Jeremiah 23:11 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 1:12-16

The lamentation of the city, personified as a woman in grief over her fate.Lamentations 1:13It prevaileth - Or, hath subdued.He hath turned me back - Judaea, like a hunted animal, endeavors to escape, but finds every outlet blocked by nets, and recoils from them with terror and a sense of utter hopelessness.Lamentations 1:14Bound by his hand - As the plowman binds the yoke upon the neck of oxen, so God compels Judah to bear the punishment of her sins.They are wreathed, and ... - Or, they are... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Lamentations 1:13-16

Lamentations 1:13-16. From above hath he sent fire into my bones Calamities as consuming and as afflictive as fire in the bones. He hath spread a net for my feet Hath brought me into a most miserable condition, in which I am so entangled that I cannot extricate myself nor escape from it. Thus the prophet teaches Jerusalem to look beyond the Babylonians, and to see the sin-avenging hand of God in her sufferings. As if he had said, It is God himself that hath sent these evils upon me; he... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Lamentations 1:1-22

THE FIVE POEMSDesolation in Jerusalem (1:1-22)Jerusalem, once a busy commercial city, is now empty. She is like a woman who has lost her husband, like a princess who has become a slave. The nations (her ‘lovers’) who she thought would help her have proved useless, some even treacherous (1:1-3).When Jerusalem’s hour of crisis came, all her leaders fled, leaving the people to be attacked, plundered and taken captive. Now that all the usual activities of daily life have ceased, there remain only... read more

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