The lamentation of the daughter of Zion, the Jewish Church, at the devastation of the land, and her humble prayer to God for mercy ([Reference Jere…

O Lord, I know ... —The confession is made not by the prophet for himself, but as by and for Israel.

The way of man. —The …

And a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons. O LORD, I know that the way of man …

The Jews limit this to Sennacherib, who had, according to his own will, at one time resolved to attack the Ammonites, at another the Moabites, and …

O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself

The Jews who continued in their own land felt secure. But, sooner or later, sinners will find all things as the word of God has declared, and that …

Here, he seeks mercy.