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The Scope of the Tragedy
Commentators note that the verse paints a picture of total and indiscriminate devastation. The slaughter affected everyone—the young and the old, virgins and young men—with bodies lying openly in the streets. This emphasizes that no part of the city and no demographic was spared from the horrific judgment.
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Lamentations
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Albert Barnes
On Lamentations 2:21
18th Century
Theologian
Omit “them” and “and,” which weaken the intensity of the passage.
Charles Ellicott
On Lamentations 2:21
19th Century
Bishop
The young and the old ... —The thoughts of the mourner turn from the massacre in the sanctuary to the slaughter which did its drea…
John Calvin
On Lamentations 2:21
16th Century
Theologian
Here he relates, speaking as the Church, another calamity: that the young and the aged were lying prostrate in the streets. He includes children wi…
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John Gill
On Lamentations 2:21
17th Century
Pastor
The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets Young men and old men, virgins and aged women; these promiscuously…
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…