Lamentations 3

Lamentations 3:1

Zimri - Those descended from Zimran, Abraham’s son by Keturah, Genesis 25:2. Elam - The Persians. The Medes - The Medes came from Madai the son of Japhet.

Lamentations 3:2

The north - All under the government of the Chaldeans. Of Sheshach - And the king of Babylon, who was last of all to drink of this cup of the Lord’s fury.

Lamentations 3:10

Shepherds - Shepherds and the principal of the flock, in this place mean civil rulers. A pleasant vessel - Like a crystal glass, or some delicate vessel, which breaks in pieces and cannot again be set together.

Lamentations 3:14

Because - The effects of this rising up of God out of his covert is the desolation of the land through the fierceness of the enemy, caused by the fierce anger of God.

Lamentations 3:16

Because - The effects of this rising up of God out of his covert is the desolation of the land through the fierceness of the enemy, caused by the fierce anger of God.

Lamentations 3:17

Because - The effects of this rising up of God out of his covert is the desolation of the land through the fierceness of the enemy, caused by the fierce anger of God.

Lamentations 3:18

Because - The effects of this rising up of God out of his covert is the desolation of the land through the fierceness of the enemy, caused by the fierce anger of God.

Lamentations 3:19

Because - The effects of this rising up of God out of his covert is the desolation of the land through the fierceness of the enemy, caused by the fierce anger of God.

Lamentations 3:20

Because - The effects of this rising up of God out of his covert is the desolation of the land through the fierceness of the enemy, caused by the fierce anger of God.

Lamentations 3:21

Because - The effects of this rising up of God out of his covert is the desolation of the land through the fierceness of the enemy, caused by the fierce anger of God.

Lamentations 3:22

Because - The effects of this rising up of God out of his covert is the desolation of the land through the fierceness of the enemy, caused by the fierce anger of God.

Lamentations 3:23

Because - The effects of this rising up of God out of his covert is the desolation of the land through the fierceness of the enemy, caused by the fierce anger of God.

Lamentations 3:24

Because - The effects of this rising up of God out of his covert is the desolation of the land through the fierceness of the enemy, caused by the fierce anger of God.

Lamentations 3:25

When - When the nobles, and other civil magistrates, heard of the tumult, they came from the king’s court, where the nobles and great officers of nations usually are, to the temple. At the entry - It was the place where their sanhedrim, who were to judge of false prophets, were wont to sit.

Lamentations 3:26

The priests - “In the corrupt state of all kingdoms, the ecclesiastical officers always were the greatest enemies to the faithful ministers of God.” They speak to the members of the court who are called princes, and to the people who were in the court.

Lamentations 3:33

Micah - This was that Micah, whose prophecies are part of holy writ, as appears by Micah 1:1 3:12, where are the very words of the prophecy here mentioned, the substance of whose prophecy was the same with this, that Zion should be plowed up, and the place where the temple stood, should become so desolate that trees should grow there, as in a forest.

Lamentations 3:34

Thus - Now, if we should take a quite contrary course, and put this man to death, we should do ourselves no good, but procure great evil against our souls; that is against ourselves.

Lamentations 3:35

And there was - This is a story which we have recorded in no other part of scripture. They are probably the words of some others, who were enemies to Jeremiah.

Lamentations 3:38

Cast his body - Not in the sepulchers of the prophets, but amongst the vulgar people.

Lamentations 3:39

Nevertheless - Tho’ Jeremiah’s enemies pleaded this instance of Urijah, a case judged in this very king’s reign; yet the hand, that is, the power and interest of Ahikam, one of Josiah’s counsellors, and the father of Gedaliah, was with Jeremiah.

Lamentations 3:41

Nevertheless - Tho’ Jeremiah’s enemies pleaded this instance of Urijah, a case judged in this very king’s reign; yet the hand, that is, the power and interest of Ahikam, one of Josiah’s counsellors, and the father of Gedaliah, was with Jeremiah.

Lamentations 3:42

Thus saith - God commands the prophet to procure some yokes with bonds to make them more fast; and to put one of them upon his own neck, that therein he might be a type both to his own people, and also the people afterward mentioned, that they should be in bondage to the king of Babylon.

Lamentations 3:43

Of Edom - These nations were neighbours to the Jews, and their princes had their ambassadors resident in Jerusalem.

Lamentations 3:47

All nations - That is, all these nations. His son - And Evil - Merodach his son, and Belshazzar his grand - child. Until - Until the period of his kingdom shall come, which was after seventy years, according to chap.29:10.

Lamentations 3:64

The fourth year - Perhaps the fourth year of the sabbatical course is here intended. Of Gibeon - it is probable from the place where he lived, which was one of the cities of the priests; that he was a priest.