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John Gill's Exposition on Lamentations 1:2
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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She weepeth sore in the night, etc.] Or, “weeping weeps” f9; two weepings, one for the first, the other for the second temples f10; and while others are taking their sleep and rest; a season fit for mourners, when they can give their grief the greater vent, without any interruption from others; and it being now a night of affliction with her, which occasioned this sore weeping. Jarchi observes, that it was in the night that the temple was burnt: and her tears [are] on her cheeks; continue there, being always flowing, and never wholly dried up; which shows how great her grief was, and that her weeping was without intermission; or otherwise tears do not lie long, but are soon dried up, or wiped off: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort [her]; as the Assyrians formerly were, (<262305>Ezekiel 23:5,9,12); and more lately the Egyptians her allies and confederates, in whom she trusted; but these gave her no assistance; nor yielded her any relief in her distress; nor so much as spoke one word of comfort to her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies; those who pretended great friendship to her, and were in strict alliance with her, acted the treacherous part, and withdrew from her, leaving her to the common enemy; and not only so, but behaved towards her in a hostile manner themselves; for “the children of Noph and Tahapanes”, places in Egypt confederate with the Jews, are said to “have broken the crown of their head”, (<240216>Jeremiah 2:16). The Targum interprets the “lovers” of the “idols” she loved to follow, who now could be of no use unto her by way of comfort.
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