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…

Pour out thy fury. —The words are identical with those of Psalms 79:6-7, but it is more probable that the Psalmist borrow…

So he asks God, instead of smiting his own children, to smite his enemies, and knowing what we do about the Babylonians, we do not wonder that Jere…

The Prophet confirms his prayer with this reason: that God had sufficient ground for executing His vengeance on the wicked and ungodly nations who …

Pour out your fury upon the Heathen that know you not Make a difference between your people that know you, and make a pro…

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.

1. He shows the nece ity of seeking it: a man’s way is not his own, with regard to choice; <…