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Let them be dealt with as they have dealt with us; let thy hand be against them as their hand has been against us. i. 1 Cor 4 13, We are made as the filth of the world and are the off-scouring of all things. He is good to all; his tender mercies are over all his works; all his creatures taste of his goodness. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. He who can bear contempt and reproach, and not render railing for railing, and bitterness for bitterness, who, when he is filled full with reproach, keeps it to himself, and does not retort it and empty it again upon those who filled him with it, but pours it out before the Lord (as those did, Ps 123 4, whose souls were exceedingly filled with the contempt of the proud), he shall find that it is good to bear the yoke, that it shall turn to his spiritual advantage. And set me up as a target for the arrow. (2.) here are mercies in the plural number, denoting the abundance and variety of those mercies. Is it not what he has ordained and appointed for us? The former is their state, the latter their fate. The lips of my enemies This is the result of their searching and trying their ways; the more they enquired into them the worse they found them. With this should go the complete submission to God pictured in v. 29 by the Oriental obeisance. Let us try our ways, that by them we may try ourselves, for we are to judge of our state not by our faint wishes, but by our steps, not by one particular step, but by our ways, the ends we aim at, the rules we go by, and the agreeableness of the temper of our minds and the tenour of our lives to those ends and those rules. And sinks within me. If there be any way to acquire and secure a good hope under our afflictions, it is this way, and yet we must be very modest in our expectations of it, must look for it with an it may be, as those who own ourselves utterly unworthy of it. 3. In the midst of the peoples. An Arabic poet. Now Jeremiah prayed that Yahweh would repay their enemies, and give them a veiled heart even as Judah was blind. And, when God's hand is continually turned against us, we are tempted to think that his heart is turned against us too. When nations go through times of tragedy and tribulation, the greatest suffering always takes place at the individual level. (Ryken), iii. a. To crush under his feet He can neither gain credit nor pleasure in trampling upon those who are already bound, and in suffering; such he knows to be the state of man here below. Having sunk low in his soul (Lamentations 3:20), Jeremiah now remembered something that started hope within. The Gospels Therefore I hope in Him: God couldnt really be his hope until he was first his portion. Here is one word of comfort. Verses Lamentations 3:46, Lamentations 3:47, Lamentations 3:48, Lamentations 3:46-48, beginning with phe, should, as to the order of the alphabet, follow 49, 50, 51, Lamentations 3:49-51, which begin with ain, which in its grammatical position precedes the former. Verse 57. 45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people. c. Why should a living man complain: We may complain against God and His sovereignty, but that is profitless and ungrateful. Oh, no: the Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. (Spurgeon), ii. And again, a man! Through the LORDs mercies we are not consumed, As for Wesley I have heard that on one occasion he said that he had been charged with every crime in the calendar, except drunkenness; and when a woman stood up in the crowd and accused him of that, he then said, Blessed God, I have now had all manner of evil spoken against me falsely, for Christs name sake. (Spurgeon). II. That we may be entitled to the comforts administered to the afflicted in the foregoing verses, and may taste the sweetness of them, we have here the duties of an afflicted state prescribed to us, in the performance of which we may expect those comforts. The more I look upon the desolation of the city and country the more I am grieved. He and many others had seen affliction, and they knew that it came as Gods discipline (the rod of His wrath). (Lamentations 3:52-56) Praying for help under enemy attack. That which is most impressive in this song is the identification of the prophet with the people and with God. Historical Books i. The Whole Bible If tribulation work patience, that patience will work experience, and that experience a hope that makes not ashamed. He shuts out my prayer. They complain of the lamentable destruction that their enemies made of them (v. 47): Fear and a snare have come upon us; the enemies have not only terrified us with those alarms, but prevailed against us by their stratagems, and surprised us with the ambushes they laid for us; and then follows nothing but desolation and destruction, the destruction of the daughter of my people (v. 48), of all the daughters of my city, v. 51. With gravel: It could be argued that it refers to the type of bread made from the sweepings of the granary floor that Jeremiah must have received toward the end of the siege. (Ellison), iv. He has bent His bow 2. Repay them, O LORD, "Let them be dealt with according to the threatenings: Thy curse unto them; that is, let thy curse come upon them, all the evils that are pronounced in thy word against the enemies of thy people, v. 65. I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath, He has led me and made me walk in darkness, He has been to me like a bear lying in wait, My strength and my hope have perished from the LORD, My soul still remembers and sinks within me, This I recall to mind, therefore I have hope, Through the LORDs mercies we are not consumed, The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him, It is good that he should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD, It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth, Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him, according to the multitude of His mercies, For He does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men, To turn aside the justice due a man before the face of the Most High. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. 4. The Chaldean forces broke in upon them as the breaking forth of waters, which rose so high as to flow over their heads; they could not wade, they could not swim, and therefore must unavoidably sink. In their depths of affliction, this was not the experience of Jeremiah and the people of Judah. That, whatever sorrow we are in, it is what God has allotted us, and his hand is in it. Let us search and try our ways, search what they have been, and then try whether they have been right and good or no; search as for a malefactor in disguise, that flees and hides himself, and then try whether guilty or not guilty. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. 22 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. In His wise judgments God caused grief, but promised to also show compassion, and would do so according to the multitude of His mercies. Yes, this was Jeremiah, but it certainly was not only him. 3. Even if he could only manage a sigh, it would be his cry for help that he longed for God to hear. Hide not thine ear at my breathing He dared not even to complain, nor to cry, nor to pray aloud: he was obliged to whisper his prayer to God. Now he prayed to God as his advocate. God therefore disapproves heartily of any attempt to deprive an individual of his rights in the law (36), or to condemn him unjustly. (Harrison). (Lamentations 3:37-39) The God who cannot be opposed. 4. with bitterness and hardship. But waiting is good because God is worth waiting for. (Ryken). 64 Render unto them a recompence, O Lord, according to the work of their hands. As breathing is a proof of animal life, so is prayer, though never so weak, of spiritual. Note, We should consider, to our terror and caution, that God knows all the revengeful thoughts we have in our minds against others, and therefore we should not allow of those thoughts nor harbour them, and that he knows all the revengeful thoughts others have causelessly in their minds against us, and therefore we should not be afraid of them, but leave it to him to protect us from them. I have even given up all for gone, concluding, My strength and my hope have perished from the Lord (v. 18); I can no longer stay myself upon God as my support, for I do not find that he gives me encouragement to do so; nor can I look for his appearing in my behalf, so as to put an end to my troubles, for the case seems remediless, and even my God inexorable." Gods response to this seeking soul was, Do not fear!, i. The distemper was in continual extremity, and they had no better day. They complain of his frowns and the tokens of his displeasure against them. You have redeemed my life. No; they are new every morning; every morning we have fresh instances of God's compassion towards us; he visits us with them every morning (Job 7 18); every morning does he bring his judgment to light, Zeph 3 5. Minor Prophets With Lamentations 1:3 begins the specific account of the misery over which Jerusalem sorrows so deeply. Johannine Writings Luke-Acts She is overwhelmed with fears, not only grieves for what is, but fears worse, and gives up all for gone (v. 54): "Then I said, I am cut off, ruined, and see no hope of recovery; I am as one dead." He hath hedged me about This also may refer to the lines drawn round the city during the siege. The streams of mercy acknowledged: We are not consumed. They complain of the contempt of their neighbours and the reproach and ignominy they were under (v. 45): "Thou hast made us as the off-scouring, or scrapings, of the first floor, which are thrown to the dunghill." They are new every morning Day and night proclaim the mercy and compassion of God. The sum is, If tribulation work patience, that patience will work experience, and that experience a hope that makes not ashamed. thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul" (that is, as it follows), "thou hast redeemed my life, hast rescued that out of the hands of those who would have taken it away, hast saved that when it was ready to be swallowed up, hast given me that for a prey." We may bear ourselves up with this, 1. Here is, I. Blayney translates, "Thou wilt give with a hearty concordance thy curse unto them." 66 Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the Lord. The designs and projects they had laid to do him a mischief: Thou hast seen all their imaginations against me (v. 60), and again, "Thou hast heard all their imaginations against me (v. 61), both the desire and the device they have to ruin me; whether it show itself in word or deed, it is known to thee; nay, though the products of it are not to be seen nor heard, yet their device against me all the day is perceived and understood by him to whom all things are naked and open." 11 He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. Hunted me down like a bird. Whatever we are robbed of our portion is safe. He has also (v. 9) enclosed my ways with hewn stone, not only hedged up my way with thorns (Hos 2 6), but stopped it up with a stone wall, which cannot be broken through, so that my paths are made crooked; I traverse to and fro, to the right hand, to the left, to try to get forward, but am still turned back." He has besieged me Men can do nothing but according to the counsel of God, nor have any power or success but what is given them from above. My eyes overflow with rivers of water: Earlier in Lamentations 2:18 Jeremiah expressed a prayer in the mouth of Jerusalems enemies, a prayer that the city and her walls would weep without end. Johannine Writings Peculiarities Note, God will one day call sinners to account for all the hard speeches which they have spoken against him and his people, Jude 15. The New Testament "I am chained; and as some notorious malefactors are double-fettered, and loaded with irons, so he has made my chain heavy. Verse 31. And broken my bones. ( Lamentations 3:21-23 KJV) Verse 23 tells us, "They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness," like we sing in the old hymn. You can copy the order of your preferred Bible translations from the Bibles Tab to the Version Picker (this popup) or vice versa. English Standard Version. Your curse be upon them! 2 He has led me into darkness, shutting out all light. And be full of reproach. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The Old Testament That even in the depth of their affliction they still have experience of the tenderness of the divine pity and the truth of the divine promise. Therefore I have hope. I see nothing but misery; and I feel, in consequence, nothing but pain. He retains his kindness for his people even when he afflicts them. In a season of great suffering or calamity, it may be difficult to remember that God rules over all things if not directly, then in what He allows. He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth He has that love that is not provoked. And this is an encouragement to them to hope that he would yet further appear for them: "Thou hast delivered my soul from death, and therefore wilt deliver my feet from falling; thou hast pleaded the causes of my life, and therefore wilt plead my other causes.". He has blocked my ways with hewn stone; Jesus gave his cheek to the one who strikes him as He patiently received the suffering His Father had appointed (Matthew 26:67-68, Luke 22:64). It will tell her so much. 8 Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer. They shall be not only excluded from the happiness of the invisible heavens, but cut off from the comfort even of these visible ones, which are the heavens of the Lord (Ps 115 16) and which those therefore are unworthy to be taken under the protection of who rebel against him. c. For He does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men: When God does allow or send His judgments, He does not do it with a happy heart. Luke-Acts The contempt and calumny wherewith they loaded him, all that they spoke slightly of him, and all that they spoke reproachfully: "Thou hast heard their reproach (v. 61), all the bad characters they give me, laying to my charge things that I know not, all the methods they use to make me odious and contemptible, even the lips of those that rose up against me (v. 62), the contumelious language they use whenever they speak of me, and that at their sitting down and rising up, when they lie down at night and get up in the morning, when they sit down to their meat and with their company, and when they rise from both, still I am their music; they make themselves and one another merry with my miseries, as the Philistines made sport with Samson." He has set me as a mark for his arrow, which he aims at, and will be sure to hit, and then the arrows of his quiver enter into my reins, give me a mortal wound, an inward wound, v. 13. Because God has laid it on him; But he does not do it willingly, not from the heart; so the word is. All our enemies Verse Lamentations 3:66. I will stay myself upon him, and encourage myself in him, when all other supports and encouragements fail me." Judge my case. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness. Mine enemies chased me From this to the end of the chapter the prophet speaks of his own personal sufferings, and especially of those which he endured in the dungeon. 6. I weep, ways the prophet, more than all the daughters of my city (so the margin reads it); he outdid even those of the tender sex in the expressions of grief. i. Call sin a transgression, call it a rebellion, and you do not miscall it. Duty prescribed in this afflicted state, ver 37-41. They rejected and rebelled for generations, then looked to others for rescue. Benson Commentary Lamentations 3:31-33. 1. Do not be in a hurry; do not expect to be delivered out of your trouble the first time you begin to cry unto God. 3. You have made us an offscouring and refuse Or, it may be rendered, "let him give his cheek.". conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy Lamentations 3 Hebrew with Rashi's Commentary; Christian. 2. 2. Praying is lifting up the soul to God (Ps 25 1) as to our Father in heaven; and the soul that hopes to be with God in heaven for ever will thus, by frequent acts of devotion, be still learning the way thither and pressing forward in that way. From under the heavens of the LORD. We have work enough to do at home; we must each of us say, "What have I done? No matter how bad the past day was, Gods people can look to the new morning with faith and hope. He has led me and made me walk In darkness and not in light. a. Of this, death would deprive him; therefore let not a living man complain. 33 For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. a. That he is as one sorely afflicted both in body and mind. I am the man that hath seen affliction Either the prophet speaks here of himself, or he is personating his miserable countrymen. But for hope, the heart would break. 2 He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light; 3 indeed, he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long. That God appears against him as an enemy, as a professed enemy. To God in heaven. The more the prophet looked on the desolations, the more he was grieved. Many of the young men were carried into captivity. a. Darkness is put for great trouble and perplexity, the want both of comfort and of direction; this was the case of the complainant (v. 2): "He has led me by his providence, and an unaccountable chain of events, into darkness and not into light, the darkness I feared and not into the light I hoped for." Let conscience be employed both to search and to try, and let it have leave to deal faithfully, to accomplish a diligent search and to make an impartial trial. From which it most assuredly follows, that God never afflicts us but for our good, nor chastises but that we may be partakers of his holiness. Let him put his mouth in the dust Prayer is the breath of the new man, sucking in the air of mercy in petitions and returning it in praises; it is both the evidence and the maintenance of the spiritual life. Verse 18. c. LORD, You have seen how I am wronged: Jeremiah rested in the confidence that God was a righteous judge, who would see how he was wronged and who would rightly judge his case. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. "We have transgressed;" let our confession of sin be fervent and sincere. Note, Those that are cast down are commonly tempted to think themselves cast off, Ps 31 22; Jon 2 4. Lamentations 3 1 I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of the LORD's wrath. Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, when the Lord has not commanded it? b. Note, It becomes us, when we are in trouble, to justify God, by owning our sins, and laying the load upon ourselves for them. Words of comfort to God's people when they are in trouble and distress, ver 21-36. a. Till the LORD from heaven It is all what God orders; every man's judgment proceeds from him. Every morning brings new strength for new temptations, duties, and trials. Note, While trouble is prolonged, and deliverance is deferred, we must patiently wait for God and his gracious returns to us. The Chaldeans said that they would destroy Jerusalem, and it came to pass, not because they said it, but because God commanded it and commissioned them to do it. They were against him like a fowler is against a bird. All the prisoners of the earth By the prisoners of the earth, or land, Dr. Blayney understands those insolvent debtors who were put in prison, and there obliged to work out the debt.
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