Lamentations 2:18-19 WEB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Lamentations 2:10-22

Justly are these called Lamentations, and they are very pathetic ones, the expressions of grief in perfection, mourning and woe, and nothing else, like the contents of Ezekiel's roll, Ezek. 2:10. I. Copies of lamentations are here presented and they are painted to the life. 1. The judges and magistrates, who used to appear in robes of state, have laid them aside, or rather are stripped of them, and put on the habit of mourners (Lam. 2:10); the elders now sit no longer in the judgment-seats,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 2:18

Their heart cried unto the Lord ,.... Either the heart of their enemies, as Aben Ezra; which cried against the Lord, and blasphemed him; or rather the heart of the Jews in their distress, when they saw the walls of the city breaking down, they cried unto the Lord for help and protection, whether sincerely or not; no doubt some did; and all were desirous of preservation: O wall of the daughter of Zion ! this seems to be an address of the prophet to the people of Jerusalem carried captive,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 2:19

Arise, cry out in the night ,.... That is, O daughter of Zion, or congregation of Israel, as the Targum; who are addressed and called upon by the prophet to arise from their beds, and shake off their sleep, and sloth, and stupidity, and cry to God in the night season; and be earnest and importunate with him for help and assistance. Aben Ezra rightly observes, that the word used signifies a lifting up of the voice both in singing and in lamentation; here it is used in the latter sense; and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 2:18

O wall of the daughter of Zion - ציון בת חומת chomath bath tsiyon , wall of the daughter of Zion. These words are probably those of the passengers, who appear to be affected by the desolations of the land; and they address the people, and urge them to plead with God day and night for their restoration. But what is the meaning of wall of the daughter of Zion? I answer I do not know. It is certainly harsh to say "O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 2:19

Arise, cry out in the night - This seems to refer to Jerusalem besieged. Ye who keep the night watches, pour out your hearts before the Lord, instead of calling the time of night, etc.; or, when you call it, send up a fervent prayer to God for the safety and relief of the place. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 2:18

Verse 18 He means not that their heart really cried to God, for there was no cry in their heart; but by this expression he sets forth the vehemence of their grief, as though he had said, that the heart of the people was oppressed with so much sorrow, that their feelings burst forth into crying; for crying arises from extreme grief, and when any one cries or weeps, he has no control over himself. Silence is a token of patience; but when grief overcomes one, he, as though forgetting himself,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 2:19

Verse 19 The Prophet now explains himself more clearly, and confirms what I have lately said, that he mentioned not the calamities of the people except for this end, that those who were almost stupid might begin to raise up their eyes to God, and also to examine their life, and willingly to condemn themselves, that thus they might escape from the wrath of God. The Prophet then bids them to rise and to cry. Doubtless they had been by force constrained by their enemies to undertake a long... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 2:18

Their heart cried unto the Lord, etc. "Their heart" can only mean "the heart of the people of Jerusalem." For the expression, comp. Psalms 84:2 , "My heart and my flesh cry aloud to the living God." To avoid the rather startling prosopopoeia in the next clause, Thenius supposes a corruption in the group of letters rendered "wall," and attaches the corrected word to the first clause, rendering thus: "Their heart crieth unto the Lord in vain; O daughter of Zion, let tears run down," etc.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 2:18-19

The entreaty of anguish. This surely is one of those passages which justify the title of this book; these utterances are "lamentations" indeed; never did human sorrow make of language anything more resembling a wail than this. I. THE SOULS FROM WHICH TEARFUL ENTEATIES ARISE The true language of passion—this utterance is lacking in coherence. The heart of the people cries aloud; the very walls of the city are invoked in their desolation to call upon the Lord. Clearly the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 2:19

In the beginning of the watches . This would seem to be most naturally explained as referring to the first watch of the night. When most are wrapped in their first and sweetest sleep, the daughter of Zion is to "arise and cry." Others explain, "at the beginning of each of the night watches;" i.e. all the night through. Previously to the Roman times, the Jews had divided the night into three watches (comp. 3:19 ). Pour out thine heart like water; i.e. give free course to thy... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Lamentations 2:10-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 2:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 2:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 2:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 2:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 2:18

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 2:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 2:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 2:18-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 2:19

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