We gat - Or, We get our bread at the peril of our lives. This verse apparently refers to those who were left in the land, and who i…

The sword of the wilderness. —Another element of suffering is hinted at. Those who were left in the land were attacked, as they ga…

The word חרב, chereb, means drought as well as sword. As the Prophet is speaking of famine and the desert,, I have no doubt but that dryn…

We got our bread [with the peril of] our lives This seems to refer to the time of the siege when they privately went out …

Is anyone afflicted? Let him pray; and let him in prayer pour out his complaint to God. The people of God do so here; they do not complain of evils…