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A Soul Far from Peace
Commentators explain that this verse describes a suffering so profound that the prophet feels completely cut off from all peace and well-being. The phrase 'I forgot prosperity' doesn't mean a simple memory lapse; it signifies a state of such prolonged hardship that the very idea of 'good' has become foreign and unimaginable.
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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 3:17
19th Century
Bishop
Thou hast removed my soul far off from peace. —The verb is found in this sense in Psalms 88:14. By some critics it is tak…
Charles Spurgeon
On Lamentations 3:17–21
19th Century
Preacher
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgot prosperity. And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD: rememberi…
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John Calvin
On Lamentations 3:17
16th Century
Theologian
By saying that his soul was remote from peace, he means that no good remained; for by peace, as is well known, the Hebrews understood ever…
John Gill
On Lamentations 3:17
17th Century
Pastor
And you have removed my soul far off from peace
From the time the city was besieged by the Chaldeans, and now the pe…
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…