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The Deep Sting of Mockery
Commentators highlight the intense pain of the enemies' taunts. The imagery of "opening the mouth wide," "hissing," and "gnashing teeth" describes a malignant, beast-like hatred. John Calvin notes that for a proud people, this kind of public humiliation and mockery can feel even more bitter than death itself, adding a profound psychological and spiritual dimension to Judah's suffering.
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Lamentations
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Albert Barnes
On Lamentations 2:16
18th Century
Theologian
Seen it - Omit “it.” The intensity of the enemy’s exultation is shown by the heaping up of unconnected words. We have found what we sought, …
Charles Ellicott
On Lamentations 2:16
19th Century
Bishop
All your enemies. —The exultation of the enemies is expressed by every feature in the physiognomy of malignant hate, the wide mouth, the h…
John Calvin
On Lamentations 2:16
16th Century
Theologian
Here, also, the Prophet introduces enemies as insolently exulting over the miseries of the people. He first says that they had opened the mouth, ev…
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John Gill
On Lamentations 2:16
17th Century
Pastor
All your enemies have opened their mouth against you
Or "widened" F24 them; stretched them out as far as …
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…