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Lamentations 1:19 KJV
Lamentations · chapter 1 · verse 19
I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.Lamentations 1:19 · King James Version
Lamentations 1:19 in context
17Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
18The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
19I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
20Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
21They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- deceivedrâmâhto hurlH7411 →
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- relieveshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- loversʼâhabto have affection forH157 →
- elderszâqênoldH2205 →
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The complaints here are, for substance, the same with those in the foregoing part of the chapter; but in these verses the prophet, in the name of the lamenting church, does more particularly acknowledge the hand of god in these calamities, and the righteousness of his hand. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-22