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How has the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger! He has cast down from heaven to the earth the beauty of Israel, And hasn`t remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.
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Symbols of Total Judgment
Commentators explain that the imagery in this verse is potent. The "cloud" represents God's anger obscuring Zion's glory, the "beauty of Israel" is the Temple, and "his footstool" specifically refers to the Ark of the Covenant. God's judgment was so total that it fell upon the most sacred symbols of His presence, demonstrating the severity of the situation.
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Lamentations
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18th Century
Presbyterian
How ... - Or, “How” does “אדני 'ădonāy cover.” He has cast down etc. By God’s footstool seems to be meant the ark. See Psa…
19th Century
Anglican
How has the Lord ... —The second dirge follows the pattern of the first, opening with a description of the sufferings of Jerusalem…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet again exclaims in wonder that an incredible thing had happened, which was like a prodigy. For at first sight, it seemed very unreasonab…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
How has the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger Not their per…
A sad representation is made here of the state of God's church, of Jacob and Israel; but the focus seems mostly to be on the hand of the Lord in th…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he weeps over the destruction of the city, the people, and the whole region.
This commentary is divided into two parts. In the first, …
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