Her princes ... - Jeremiah had in mind the sad flight of Zedekiah and his men of war, and their capture within a few miles of Jerusalem ([R…

Her princes are become like harts ... —Probably a reference to the flight and capture of Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:5; [Reference Je…

He continues the same subject. He says here that the daughter of Zion was stripped of all her ornaments. Now, we know what the honor or dignity of …

And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed The kingdom removed; the priesthood ceased; the temple, their be…

The prophet sometimes speaks in his own person. At other times, Jerusalem, personified as a distressed woman, or some of the Jews are the speakers.…

Here he weeps over the captivity of the adults, and in this regard, he does three things.

1. He describes the loss of ornaments: f…