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geneva@Lamentations:4:1 @ How is the (note:)By the gold he means the princes, as by the stones he understands the priests.(:note) gold become dim! [how] is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.

geneva@Lamentations:4:2 @ The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen (note:)Which are of small value and have no honour.(:note) pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

geneva@Lamentations:4:3 @ Even the sea monsters (note:)Though the dragons are cruel, yet they pity their young, and nourish them, which Jerusalem does not do.(:note) draw out the breast, they nurse their young ones: the daughter of my people [is become] cruel, like the The women forsake their children as the ostrich does her eggs, (Job_39:17). ostriches in the wilderness.

geneva@Lamentations:4:4 @ The tongue of the sucking childe cleaueth to the roofe of his mouth for thirst: the yong children aske bread, but no man breaketh it vnto them.

geneva@Lamentations:4:5 @ They that did feede delicately, perish in the streetes: they that were brought vp in skarlet, embrace the dongue.

geneva@Lamentations:4:6 @ For the iniquitie of the daughter of my people is become greater then the sinne of Sodom, that was destroyed as in a moment, & none pitched campes against her.

geneva@Lamentations:4:7 @ Her Nazarites were purer then the snowe, & whiter then ye milke: they were more ruddie in bodie, then the redde precious stones; they were like polished saphir.

geneva@Lamentations:4:8 @ Their (note:)They who were before most in God's favour are now in greatest abomination to him.(:note) visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

geneva@Lamentations:4:9 @ [They that are] slain with the sword are better than [they that are] slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for [lack of] the (note:)For lack of food they pine away and consume.(:note) fruits of the field.

geneva@Lamentations:4:10 @ The hands of the pitifull women haue sodden their owne children, which were their meate in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

geneva@Lamentations:4:11 @ The Lord hath accomplished his indignation: he hath powred out his fierce wrath, he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath deuoured the foundations thereof.

geneva@Lamentations:4:12 @ The Kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not haue beleeued that the aduersarie and the enemie should haue entred into the gates of Ierusalem:

geneva@Lamentations:4:13 @ For the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of (note:)He means that these things are come to pass therefore, contrary to all men's expectations.(:note) her,

geneva@Lamentations:4:14 @ They have wandered [as] blind [men] (note:)Some refer this to the blind men who as they went, stumbled on the blood, of which the city was full.(:note) in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that Meaning the heathen who came to destroy them could not abide them. men could not touch their garments.

geneva@Lamentations:4:15 @ But they cried vnto them, Depart, ye polluted, depart, depart, touch not: therefore they fled away, and wandered: they haue sayd among the heathen, They shal no more dwell there.

geneva@Lamentations:4:16 @ The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no longer regard them: (note:)That is, the enemies.(:note) they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.

geneva@Lamentations:4:17 @ As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for (note:)He shows two principal causes for their destruction: their cruelty and their vain confidence in man: for they trusted in the help of the Egyptians.(:note) a nation [that] could not save [us].

geneva@Lamentations:4:18 @ They hunt our steppes that we cannot goe in our streetes: our ende is neere, our dayes are fulfilled, for our ende is come.

geneva@Lamentations:4:19 @ Our persecuters are swifter then the egles of the heauen: they pursued vs vpon the mountaines, and layed waite for vs in the wildernes.

geneva@Lamentations:4:20 @ The (note:)Our king Josiah, in whom stood our hope of God's favour and on whom depended our state and life was slain, whom he calls anointed, because he was a figure of Christ.(:note) breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.

geneva@Lamentations:4:21 @ Rejoice and be glad, (note:)This is spoken by derision.(:note) O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through to thee: thou shalt be drunk, and shalt make thyself naked.

geneva@Lamentations:4:22 @ The punishment of thy iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he (note:)He comforts the Church because after seventy years their sorrows will have an end while the wicked would be tormented for ever.(:note) will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thy iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will disclose thy sins.

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