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The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:21

Turn us again! The Scriptures are the volume of hope; they lend no countenance to despondency; they rebuke despair. Deep as was the degradation of the Jews, far as they had wandered from God's ways, inexcusably as they had defied his authority, there was for them a place of repentance. And Jeremiah closes this Book of Lamentations with language of confident supplication and well grounded hope of better times. I. THE NEED OF TURNING . The whole of the book thus closed witnesses... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:22

But ; rather, unless . The poet wishes to suggest that the idea seems to him inconsistent with the covenant relationship of Jehovah towards Israel. May we not compare a striking passage in Isaiah which should probably be rendered thus: "A wife of one's youth, can she be rejected? saith thy God" ( Isaiah 54:6 )? Both passages express, in a most delicate way, the incredulity of the writers with regard to the absolute rejection of Israel. And thus this melancholy Book of Lamentations... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 5:17

Is faint ... - Or, has become “faint” - have become “dim.” “For this,” i. e. for the loss of our crown etc. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 5:18

The foxes - Or, jackals. As these animals live among ruins, and shun the presence of man, it shows that Zion is laid waste and deserted. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 5:19

Remainest - Or, reignest. The earthly sanctuary is in ruins, but the heavenly throne in unchangeable glory. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 5:22

Literally, “Unless thou hast utterly rejected us,” unless “thou art very wroth against us.” This is stated as a virtual impossibility. God’s anger can be but temporary Psalms 30:5, and therefore the very supposition is an indirect expression of hope.This verse speaks of the possibility of an utter rejection through God’s wrath. Therefore, to remove so painful a thought, and to make the book more suited for public reading, Lamentations 5:21 is repeated in many manuscripts intended for use in the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Lamentations 5:17-18

Lamentations 5:17-18. For this our heart is faint And sinks under the load of its own heaviness. Our eyes are dim See on Lamentations 2:11. Our spirits fail us, and we are almost blind with weeping. Because of the mountain of Zion The holy mountain, and the temple built upon it. Nothing lies with so heavy a load upon the spirits of good people, as that which threatens the ruin of religion, or weakens the interest thereof: and it is a mark of our possessing saving grace, if we can appeal... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Lamentations 5:19-22

Lamentations 5:19-22. Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever Though, for our sins, thou hast suffered these calamities to befall us, and our throne, through thy righteous providence, is thrown down; yet thou art still the same God that thou ever wast: thy power is not diminished, nor thy goodness abated. Thou still governest the world, and orderest all the events of it, and shalt rule it, and superintend its affairs, for ever and ever. Thou art, therefore, always able to help us, and art thou not... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Lamentations 5:1-22

A prayer for mercy (5:1-22)This poem was apparently written in Judah some time after the fall of Jerusalem. Only the people of no use to Babylon were left in the land, and this poem reflects the hardships they faced (cf. Jeremiah 52:16).In a plea to God for mercy, the people remind him of their present shame (5:1). Death has broken up their families, and the invaders have taken over their houses and lands (2-3). They live and work like slaves in their own country, and have to buy water from... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Lamentations 5:17

this: ie. this sin. these things: i.e. loss of king, country, possessions, and liberties. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 5:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 5:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 5:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 5:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Lamentations 5:17-18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Lamentations 5:19-22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Lamentations 5:1-22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Lamentations 5:17

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