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A Society Undone
Commentators explain that this verse paints a picture of total societal collapse. The elders, once wise counselors on thrones, are now silent and sitting in the dust. The young women, once symbols of life and joy, are bowed in shame. This reversal shows how God's judgment has overturned every aspect of normal life, leaving the community leaderless and hopeless.
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Lamentations
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Charles Ellicott
On Lamentations 2:10
19th Century
Bishop
The elders of the daughter of Zion ... —The despondency of the people is indicated by the outward signs of woe. Instead of taking counsel …
John Calvin
On Lamentations 2:10
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet here strikingly portrays the severity of the people’s calamity when he says that the elders, as in hopeless despair, were lyin…
John Gill
On Lamentations 2:10
17th Century
Pastor
The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground, [and] keep silence Who used to sit in the…
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Matthew Henry
On Lamentations 2:10–22
17th Century
Minister
Causes for lamentation are described. Multitudes perished by famine. Even little children were slain by their mother's hands and eaten, according t…