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The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Lamentations 4:1-22

Dimming of the Gold Lam 4:1 Not changed in a moment, but changed imperceptibly. It evil things would only come at specified times, we should know how to prepare for them and to defend ourselves against them. Had the strong man known at what hour the thief would come, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through. But we cannot tell the time, nor the way, nor the speciality of the attack, nor the exact scope that will be taken by the enemy. "What I say unto you I say unto all,... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Lamentations 4:21-22

Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked. The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins. Edom is put here as the representative of all the enemies of the Church. It was an old grudge, which begun in Esau's heart against... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Lamentations 4:21

Rejoice. Edom had manifested her joy at the misfortunes of Juda. The prophet hints at this with a cutting irony, Psalm cxxxvi. 7., and Abdias 11. --- Come, as at a feast. Edom was visited five years after the Jews, chap. xlix. 7. --- Naked. Septuagint, "and shalt pour it out," (Haydock) or vomit. (Calmet) (Grotius) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Lamentations 4:22

Accomplished, and sufficiently punished by exile, chap. l. 20., and Isaias xl. 2. --- Discovered. Genesis xliv. 16., and 3 Kings xvii. 18. (Calmet) --- In vain wouldst thou hid them. (Haydock) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 4:21-22

21,22 Here it is foretold that an end should be put to Zion's troubles. Not the fulness of punishment deserved, but of what God has determined to inflict. An end shall be put to Edom's triumphs. All the troubles of the church and of the believer will soon be accomplished. And the doom of their enemies approaches. The Lord will bring their sins to light, and they shall lie down in eternal sorrow. Edom here represents all the enemies of the church. And the corruption, and sin of Israel, which the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Lamentations 4:12-22

God's Judgment a Consequence of the Sins of the Prophets and Priests v. 12. The kings of the earth and all the inhabitants of the world would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem. It had indeed been taken in the earlier years, by Shishak of Egypt and by Joash of Israel, 1 Kings 14; 2 Kings 14, but it had since been fortified to such an extent that it was regarded as impregnable; moreover, there was an idea prevailing among the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Lamentations 4:1-22

Lamentations 4:0Zion’s guilt and punishment graphically described by an eye-witness, [or the sufferings of the people of all grades and ranks of society.—W. H. H.]The Song consists plainly of four parts [or sections], Lamentations 4:1-6; Lamentations 4:7-11; Lamentations 4:12-16; Lamentations 4:17-20; and a conclusion, Lamentations 4:21-22PART I. Lam 4:1-11Sect. I. Lam 4:1-6א Lamentations 4:1. How doth gold become dim!The choice gold change its color!The hallowed stones are cast forthAt the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 4:1-22

The fourth poem is for the most part a dirge of desolation, which nevertheless ends in a song of hope. Jeremiah first described the disaster in Zion, declaring that it all arose as the result of the sin of the people, which was greater than that of Sodom. He then described the degradation of the people. From the perfection of health her nobles have degenerated into men on whom the stamp of an unutterable disease is clearly set. All this has resulted from the sins of the prophets and the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 4:21-22

Edom Are To Be Punished For Their Part In Jerusalem’s Downfall And For Taking Possession Of Southern Judah. Whilst There Was Hope In The Future For Zion, There Would Be None For Edom (Lamentations 4:21-22 ). Added to the trials through which Jerusalem and Judah was going as just described was the fact that their neighbours Edom had taken the opportunity to seize land in southern Judah as a reward from Nebuchadrezzar for supporting him against Judah. Their king had failed them, but even worse... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 4:1-22

Lamentations 4. The Fourth Lament.— This has less literary finish than Lamentations 4:3, and it has also less spiritual value. It lacks much of the saints whom one seems to see in Lamentations 4:1, and we miss the love of worship that appears to be breathed in 2. The keenest pang felt in this fourth chant is in behalf of the suffering king of Judah. If we are right in thinking that it dates from about 60 B.C., then we may say that it was penned by a Sadducee, some strong supporter of the... read more