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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…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Out of the low dungeon. —Here, again, we have to choose between a literal reference to Jeremiah’s sufferings or a figurative interpretatio…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
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.
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
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 …
John Gill
JohnGill
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…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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