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They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and have cast a stone on me.
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Sealed in a Tomb
Commentators explain that this verse paints a picture of ultimate despair. The 'dungeon' is a pit, and the 'stone' is not for stoning but for sealing the entrance, like a tomb (similar to Daniel's den). This imagery powerfully conveys a situation that seems utterly final and hopeless, as if the person has been buried alive.
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Lamentations
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They have cut off my life in the dungeon – or, “They destroyed my life in the pit,” that is, tried to destroy it by casting me into…
19th Century
Anglican
Cast a stone upon me. —The words allow for two meanings:
That they cast stones at him.
Th…
Baptist
Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
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16th Century
Protestant
He now employs other comparisons. Some improperly confine this to Jeremiah himself, as though he explained here before God the wrongs done to himse…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They have cut off my life in the dungeon Jarchi interprets it, "they bound me in the prison."
Jeremiah was bo…
The more the prophet looked on the desolations, the more he was grieved. Here is one word of comfort. While they continued weeping, they continued …
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13th Century
Catholic
This section describes the affliction into which they have fallen.
