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Darby's translation notes (1890)

Lamentations 4 - Introduction

1:1 (a-0) In chs. 1 and 2 the initial letter of each verse, consisting of three parts or lines, follows the alphabetical order.

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See also Lamentations 4 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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 -

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    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...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _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...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * The deplorable state of the nation is contrasted with its ancient prosperity....

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

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