Lamentations 2:20 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | ASV

See, O Jehovah, and behold to whom thou hast done thus! Shall the women eat their fruit, the children that are dandled in the hands? Shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?

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Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

The sense is: See, Yahweh, and look! Whom have You treated thus? Shall women eat their fruit—children whom they must still carry?, the swa…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

To whom you have done this — i.e., not to a heathen nation, but to the people whom Jehovah Himself had chosen.

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

Here, also, Jeremiah dictates words, or a form of prayer, to the Jews. This complaint served to excite pity, because God had afflicted not stranger…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Behold, O Lord, and consider to whom you have done this. On whom you have brought these calamities of famine and sword; n…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Causes for lamentation are described. Multitudes perished by famine. Even little children were slain by their mother's hands and eaten, according t…

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century

Catholic

13th Century

Here the prophet presents his prayer.

First, he appeals for mercy because of the cruelty of the punishment.

Second, because of its un…

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