LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON LAMENTATIONS 2:1 God Has Set Zion under a Cloud. This chapter emphasizes the completeness of God’s judgment on Jerusalem. The verses unfold in three parts, each of which has a different main speaker. In vv. Lamentations 2:1 the speaker describes the effects of God’s punishment.... [ Continue Reading ]
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON LAMENTATIONS 2:3 God’s RIGHT HAND, which in times past shattered Pharaoh’s army (Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:12) was now WITHDRAWN... IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, [ Continue Reading ]
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON LAMENTATIONS 2:6 LAID WASTE HIS BOOTH. Destroyed the temple, the place where his name and his presence dwell (1 Kings 9:1). HIS MEETING PLACE. The temple. FORGET. The memory of these celebrations is growing dim, for they no longer occur. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsB... [ Continue Reading ]
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON LAMENTATIONS 2:8 THE LORD DETERMINED. God’s plan (see Jeremiah 18:11; Jeremiah 29:20; Jeremiah 36:3; Jeremiah 50:45) was to overthrow the rebellious people. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON LAMENTATIONS 2:9 God caused loss of protection (GATES, BARS, walls [v. Lamentations 2:7]), loss of leadership (KING AND PRINCES), and loss of revelations of his will (HER PROPHETS FIND NO VISION). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("im [ Continue Reading ]
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON LAMENTATIONS 2:11 MY BILE. Literally, “my liver,” that is, emotions. DAUGHTER OF MY PEOPLE. A term of endearment for Jerusalem (Lamentations 3:48; see Jeremiah 8:19; Jeremiah 14:17). INFANTS AND BABIES. Jerusalem’s most helpless people suffer because of their parents’ failures ... [ Continue Reading ]
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON LAMENTATIONS 2:14 Judah’s PROPHETS were part of the problem (see Jeremiah 14:13; Jeremiah 23:9; Ezekiel 13:1; Hosea 4:5). They gave FALSE AND DECEPTIVE VISIONS. See Jeremiah 27:14. NOT EXPOSED YOUR INIQUITY. Their sins were the [ Continue Reading ]
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON LAMENTATIONS 2:17 WHAT HE PURPOSED. See Lamentations 1:18 and Lamentations 2:8. God sent the people away because of their sins (see Leviticus 26:14; Deuteronomy 28:64). God CARRIED OUT HIS WORD, which he delivered through Moses and the prophets ... [ Continue Reading ]
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON LAMENTATIONS 2:18 Now Jerusalem (DAUGHTER OF ZION) must cry out to God, just as the speaker (v. Lamentations 2:11) has cried out for Jerusalem. She must turn to God for the sake of her children, who are fainting FOR HUNGER (see v. Lamentations 2:12). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON LAMENTATIONS 2:20 WITH WHOM HAVE YOU DEALT THUS? Jerusalem was God’s chosen city (1 Kings 9:1), yet God has judged her (Jeremiah 7:1). EAT THE FRUIT OF THEIR WOMB. Cannibalism of this type occurred in wartime (see 2 Kings 6:24). Moses had warned that such things would happen if... [ Continue Reading ]
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON LAMENTATIONS 2:22 A FESTIVAL DAY. The old festivals (see Lamentations 1:4, Lamentations 1:15; Lamentations 2:6, Lamentations 2:7) have been replaced by a new “festival”: THE DAY OF THE ANGER OF THE LORD.... [ Continue Reading ]