The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The lamentation of the city, personified as a woman in grief over her fate.

(Lamentations 1:13)

It prevails - Or, …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Trodden under foot. —Better, has made contemptible, as those who are weighed in the balance and found wanting.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

She first says that all her valiant men had been trodden underfoot. We know how much the Jews trusted in their men, even…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The Lord has trodden under foot all my mighty [men] in the
midst of me
As a causeway …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jerusalem, sitting dejected on the ground, calls on those that passed by, to consider whether her example did not concern them. Her outward sufferi…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, the prophet describes in detail the misery of their servitude.

He addresses this in two parts:

  1. First, concerning the init…

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