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God, Not Man, is the Judge
Commentators like John Calvin stress that the verse repeatedly calls God an "enemy" because the people were blind to His hand in their suffering, blaming only the Chaldeans. The prophet's goal was to force them to recognize that their ultimate adversary was God Himself, acting in judgment, in order to awaken them from their spiritual stupor.
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Lamentations
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Albert Barnes
On Lamentations 2:5
18th Century
Theologian
Literally, אדני 'ădonāy has become “as an enemy.”
Charles Ellicott
On Lamentations 2:5
19th Century
Bishop
Her palaces: ... his strong holds ... —The change of gender is remarkable, probably rising from the fact that the writer …
John Calvin
On Lamentations 2:5
16th Century
Theologian
These words might seem superfluous, since the Prophet has often repeated that God had become an enemy to his own people; but we shall later see tha…
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John Gill
On Lamentations 2:5
17th Century
Pastor
The Lord was as an enemy
Who formerly was on their side, their God and guardian, their protector and deliverer, but …
Matthew Henry
On Lamentations 2:1–9
17th Century
Minister
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…