Having dwelt upon the difficulties which obstructed his path, he now shows that there are dangers that accompany escape.

The meaning of Lame…

He has also broken my teeth. —The metaphor of food is continued. The mourner eats bread that is gritty, as if made of san…

I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.

He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with …

Many renderings are given of these words; there is, however, no overstatement here, for, as has often been said, the grief of the people under such…

He has also broken my teeth with gravel stones
With gritty bread, such as is made of corn ground with new millstones…

The prophet relates the more gloomy and discouraging part of his experience, and how he found support and relief. In the time of his trial the Lord…

Here, he describes the afflictions: teeth signify the warriors by whom they were defended, just as a beast is by its teeth; …