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Lamentations 3:55: A prayer for deliverance and for vengeance upon his enemies.
Out of the low dungeon - The lowest p…

Out of the low dungeon. —Here, again, we have to choose between a literal reference to Jeremiah’s sufferings or a figurative interpretatio…

Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.

We certainly see that the Prophet had an inward conflict, which all the faithful also experience, for the spirit fights against the flesh, as Paul …

I called upon your name, O Lord
As in times past, so in the present distress; when all hope was gone, and all help f…

Faith emerges victorious, for in these verses the prophet concludes with some comfort. Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of m…

Here he appeals to the goodwill of the judge.
First, he shows the judge's mercy toward the unfortunate. Second, he shows his justice, as see…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes