"Behold, O LORD, for I am in distress, my soul is in tumult, my heart is wrung within me, because I have been very rebellious. In the street the sword bereaves; in the house it is like death.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Troubled - Or, inflamed with sorrow.

Turned within me - Agitated violently.

At home there is as death - that is,…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Behold, O Lord ... —Deserted by men, the mourner appeals to Jehovah. “Bowels” and “heart” are used almost as synonymous for the de…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The people again turn to pray to God. What was previously said should be remembered: that these lamentations of Jeremiah differ from the complaints…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, O Lord, for I [am] in distress Thus she turns from one to another; sometimes she addresses strangers, people that…

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 he begins to complain to the Judge himself, and in this matter, he does three things.

  1. He exposes his own misery.
  2. He deno…

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