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A Gesture of Desperation
Commentators explain that "giving the hand" was a gesture of complete desperation. It signified submitting, begging, or making a pact out of sheer necessity. Driven by intense hunger, the people were willing to abandon all pride and subject themselves to foreign powers just to be "satisfied with bread."
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Albert Barnes
On Lamentations 5:6
18th Century
Theologian
“To give the hand” means to submit oneself. Absolutely it was Babylon that had just destroyed their national existence, but Jeremiah means that all…
Charles Ellicott
On Lamentations 5:6
19th Century
Bishop
We have given the hand. —The recognised phrase for submission (Jeremiah 1:15). “Assyria,” as in Jeremiah 2:18;[Reference Ezra …
John Calvin
On Lamentations 5:6
16th Century
Theologian
He speaks here of the people's begging, meaning they sought bread from everywhere. "To give the hand" is explained in three ways: some say it means…
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John Gill
On Lamentations 5:6
17th Century
Pastor
We have given our hand [to] the Egyptians
Either by way of supplication, to beg bread of them; or by way of covenant…
Matthew Henry
On Lamentations 5:1–16
17th Century
Minister
Is anyone afflicted? Let him pray; and let him in prayer pour out his complaint to God. The people of God do so here; they do not complain of evils…