In this poem Lamentations 4 the distinctive idea is, that the miseries
Lamentations 4:1 which have befallen Judah are the punishment of her
sin Lamentations 4:12, and will therefore end -
Lamentations 4:1-22. The sufferings of the people are consequent on
sin
This ch. differs from the earlier ones, (_a_) in dwelling more on the
sufferings of _various classes_of people, (_b_) in bringi...
_ZION BEWAILETH HER PITIFUL ESTATE: SHE CONFESSETH HER SINS. EDOM IS
THREATENED. ZION IS COMFORTED._
_Before Christ 588._
THE prophet contrasts, in various affecting instances, the wretched
and depl...
REVIEW OF CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
1.
Judged according to form, to what other chapter in Lamentations does
chapter 4 most nearly correspond?
2.
Why did Jeremiah compare his people to an ostrich? Lament...
INTRODUCTION TO LAMENTATIONS 4
The prophet begins this chapter with a complaint of the ill usage of
the dear children of God, and precious sons of Zion, Lamentations 4:1;
relates the dreadful effects...
CHAPTER 4. A LAMENT CONCERNING THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM.
This lament is noteworthy for its emphasis on the fact that the
destruction of Jerusalem was due to the sins of the people. It draws
atten...
ZION’S PITIFUL ESTATE
THE first half of this chapter is occupied with details connected with
the ruthless overthrow and harrowing incidents in the conquest of
Jerusalem. Distinct and vigorous expressi...