Ah, Lord God! — Alas! my Lord Yahweh: an expression of disapproval on Jeremiah’s part. Jeremiah had constantly to struggle against …

Ah, Lord God! (literally, my Lord Jehovah!) surely thou hast greatly deceived this people. —The words are startling, but…

God promises them peace, but it was on a condition which they did not fulfill. There was peace while they gave up their sin, but There is no pe…

Some understand this passage as if the Prophet presented what was said by the people. For all the most wicked, when oppressed by God’s hand, usuall…

Then said I, ah, Lord God! &c.] Expressing great sorrow and concern: this "ah" is by way of lamentation. The Targum inter…

The fierce conqueror of the neighboring nations was to make Judah desolate. The prophet was afflicted to see the people lulled into security by fal…

1. Here, he discusses the arrival of the enemy: