Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old: When her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and none did help her, The adversaries saw her, they did mock at her desolations.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction,
And of her homelessness,
All her pleasant things which have been from the days of ol…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Jerusalem remembered. —Better, remembers. The present is contrasted with the past. Still, the “sorrow’s crown of sorrow i…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He confirms the former verse when he says that Jerusalem remembered her desirable things when she was afflicted by God's hand and reduced …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her
miseries

When carried…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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.…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, he weeps over the misfortune he recalls from the past.

  1. First, he addre es the memory of past things: past affliction

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