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The Pain of Public Shame
Commentators explain that the prophet's suffering here is not just physical but deeply emotional. The metaphorical 'arrows' of God's judgment (v. 12-13) are now revealed to be the real-life taunts and mockery of others. John Calvin notes that this public shame is one of the 'most grievous' of all evils, turning sorrow into a broken heart.
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Lamentations
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Albert Barnes
On Lamentations 3:10–18
18th Century
Theologian
Having dwelt upon the difficulties which obstructed his path, he now shows that there are dangers that accompany escape.
The meaning of Lame…
Charles Ellicott
On Lamentations 3:14
19th Century
Bishop
I was a derision. —The personal experience of the prophet breaks through the succession of imagery. The arrows that pierc…
Charles Spurgeon
On Lamentations 3:14–17
19th Century
Preacher
I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with …
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John Calvin
On Lamentations 3:14
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet again complains of the reproaches to which God had exposed the Jews. We have said that of all evils the most grievous is reproach, and …
John Gill
On Lamentations 3:14
17th Century
Pastor
I was a derision to all my people
So Jeremiah was to the people of the Jews, and especially to his townsmen, the men…
Matthew Henry
On Lamentations 3:1–20
17th Century
Minister
The prophet relates the more gloomy and discouraging part of his experience, and how he found support and relief. In the time of his trial the Lord…