Lamentations 1:20 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Lamentations 1:12-22

The complaints here are, for substance, the same with those in the foregoing part of the chapter; but in these verses the prophet, in the name of the lamenting church, does more particularly acknowledge the hand of god in these calamities, and the righteousness of his hand.[ 47a5 /P] I. The church in distress here magnifies her affliction, and yet no more than there was cause for; her groaning was not heavier than her strokes. She appeals to all spectators: See if there be any sorrow like... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 1:20

Behold, O Lord, for I am in distress ,.... Thus she turns from one to another; sometimes she addresses strangers, people that pass by; sometimes she calls to her lovers; and at other times to God, which is best of all, to have pity and compassion on her in her distress; and from whom it may be most expected, who is a God of grace and mercy: my bowels are troubled ; as the sea, agitated by winds, which casts up mire and dirt; or as any waters, moved by anything whatsoever, become thick... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 1:20

Abroad the sword bereaveth - War is through the country; and at home death; the pestilence and famine rage in the city; calamity in every shape is fallen upon me. Virgil represents the calamities of Troy under the same image: - - Nec soli poenas dant sanguine Teucri: Quondam etiam victis redit in praecordia virtus; Victoresque cadunt Danai. Crudelis ubique Luctus, ubique Pavor, et plurima mortis imago read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 1:20

Verse 20 The people turn again to pray God: and what has been before said ought to be remembered, that these lamentations of Jeremiah differ from the complaints of the ungodly; because the faithful first acknowledge that they are justly chastised by God’s hand, and secondly, they trust in his mercy and implore his aid. For by these two marks the Church is distinguished from the unbelieving, even by repentance and faith. To sigh and to mourn in adversities, and to lament also their miseries, are... 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 1:20

My bowels. The vital parts, especially the heart, as the seat of the affections, like σπλάγχνα . Are troubled; literally, are made to boil. So Job 30:27 , "My bowels boil" (a different word, however). Is turned; or, turns itself; i.e. palpitates violently. At home there is as death . So Jeremiah 9:21 , "For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces." By "death," when distinguished, as here, from "the sword," pestilence is meant; so e.g. in ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 1:20

The cry of the contrite. Trouble, when it leads to an inquiry into its cause, when it prompts to submission and to repentance, proves a means of grace. The cry of suffering and distress may have no moral significance; the cry of contrition and of supplication is a sign of spiritual impression, and is a step towards spiritual recovery. I. THE OCCASION OF AFFLICTION AND CONTRITION . This is here specified, and the reality and severity are manifest. Within, i.e. in the homes... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 1:20

Troubled - Or, inflamed with sorrow.Turned within me - Agitated violently.At home there is as death - i. e. “in the house” there are pale pining forms, wasting with hunger, and presenting the appearance of death. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Lamentations 1:20

Lamentations 1:20. Behold, O Lord, for I am in distress Take cognizance of my case, and use such means for my relief as thou pleasest. It is a matter of comfort to us, that the troubles which oppress our spirits are perfectly known to God, and that his eye is continually upon them. Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death Thus was Moses’s prediction, Deuteronomy 32:25, fulfilled, The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the... 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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Lamentations 1:12-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 1:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 1:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 1:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 1:12-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 1:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 1:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 1:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Lamentations 1:20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Lamentations 1:1-22

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