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Betrayed by Allies
Commentators unanimously identify Jerusalem's 'lovers' and 'friends' as her former political allies, such as Egypt, Edom, and other neighboring nations. The verse highlights the deep pain of not just being abandoned, but being actively turned upon by those she had trusted for security. This treacherous turn by her allies amplified her desolation.
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Lamentations
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Albert Barnes
On Lamentations 1:2
18th Century
Theologian
Lovers ... friends - that is, the states in alliance with Judea, and all human helpers.
Charles Ellicott
On Lamentations 1:2
19th Century
Bishop
She weepeth sore in the night. —The intensity of the sorrow is emphasized by the fact that the tears do not cease even in…
John Calvin
On Lamentations 1:2
16th Century
Theologian
Jeremiah still pursues the same subject, for he could not have spoken briefly and in a few words of things so bitter and mournful; and he seems to …
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John Gill
On Lamentations 1:2
17th Century
Pastor
She weepeth sore in the night
Or, "weeping weeps" F9 ; two weepings, one for the first, the other for the…
Matthew Henry
On Lamentations 1:1–11
17th Century
Minister
The prophet sometimes speaks in his own person. At other times, Jerusalem, personified as a distressed woman, or some of the Jews are the speakers.…