耶利米哀歌 5:14-15 CUNPTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Lamentations 5:1-16

Isa. any afflicted? let him pray; and let him in prayer pour out his complaint to God, and make known before him his trouble. The people of God do so here; being overwhelmed with grief, they give vent to their sorrows at the footstool of the throne of grace, and so give themselves ease. They complain not of evils feared, but of evils felt: ?Remember what has come upon us, Lam. 5:1. What was of old threatened against us, and was long in the coming, has now at length come upon us, and we are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 5:14

The elders have ceased from the gate ,.... Of the sanhedrim, or court of judicature, as the Targum; from the gate of the city, where they used to sit and try causes; but now there was nothing of this kind done: the young men from their music ; vocal and instrumental; the latter is more particularly specified, though both may be intended; neither were any more heard; their harps were hung upon the willows on the banks of Euphrates, which ran through the city of Babylon, Psalm 137:1 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 5:15

The joy of our heart is ceased ,.... ward joy was gone, as well as the external signs of it: it "sabbatized" F25 שבת "sabbatizat". , as it may be rendered; alluding perhaps to the cordial joy expressed formerly on their sabbaths and other festivals, now not observed; at least, not with that joy, inward and outward, they formerly were: our dance is turned into mourning ; which also was used at their solemn feasts, as well as at their common diversions, Judges 21:21 ; but now no... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 5:14

The elders have ceased from the gate - There is now no more justice administered to the people; they are under military law, or disposed of in every sense according to the caprice of their masters. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 5:14

Verse 14 Here the Prophet briefly shews that the city was reduced to ruins, so that nothing but desolation could be seen there. For when cities are inhabited, judges sit at the gate and young men exercise themselves in lawful pursuits; but he says that there were no judgments; for at that time, as it is well known, they were wont to administer justice and to hold assemblies at the gates of cities. It was then the same as though all civil order had been abolished. Then he adds, the young men... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 5:15

Verse 15 He pursues the same subject, but he seems more clearly to explain what he had briefly stated in the preceding verse, when he says that all joy of the heart had ceased, and that all the dances were turned into mourning (234) We know that life is more bitter than death when men are in constant mourning; and truly where there is no hilarity, that state of life is worse than death. And this is what the Prophet now means by saying that all joy had ceased, and that all dances were converted... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:1-18

INSULT UPON INSULT HAS BEEN HEAPED UPON JERUSALEM . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:14

From the gate. The place where the elders, technically so called, assembled for legal proceedings, and where the citizens in general met together for social concourse (comp. Genesis 19:1 ; Ruth 4:11 ; Psalms 69:12 ; Amos 5:12 , Amos 5:15 ; Daniel 2:49 ). From their music (comp. Jeremiah 7:34 ; Jeremiah 16:9 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:14

The occupation of the elders gone. I. THE PLACE OF OLD MEN IN A COMMUNITY . As men grow old they may get past certain kinds of work, but they need not cease to be useful, nor need age become, unless from bodily frailty, a burden and a weariness. There is much for an old man to tell from the stores of his experience and observation. He may show what ought to be avoided, even if he cannot always tell what ought to be done. The elders sat in the gate, where the throng passed in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:15

The cessation of joy. This fate had been foretold. "Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate." Well is it for those who take the warning which is given beforehand, and do not wait, as Jerusalem waited, for the stern lessons of a retributive providence. I. THERE IS CESSATION OF JOY WHICH IS ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Lamentations 5:1-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 5:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 5:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 5:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 5:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 5:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:15

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