John Gill's Exposition on Lamentations 3:62

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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The lips of those that rose up against me, etc.] This is to be connected with the preceding words; and expresses the same thing in different language. The sense is, that the Lord heard the words which dropped from the lips of his enemies; their sarcasms, flouts, and jeers; their bitter reflections, severe invectives, and scornful language: and their device against me all the day; or, “their meditation of ill against me”; or, “their speech”, or discourse f94; which all turned upon the same topic. Schultens f95 derives the word from the Arabic word which signifies to mock and scoff, or pursue anyone with ironical and satirical expressions; and so may intend here contumelious and reproachful language.

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