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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Lamentations 2:18

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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wall-- (Lam 2:8). Personified. "Their heart," that is, the Jews'; while their heart is lifted up to the Lord in prayer, their speech is addressed to the "wall" (the part being put for the whole city). let tears, &c.-- (Jer 14:17). The wall is called on to weep for its own ruin and that of the city. Compare the similar personification (Lam 1:4). apple--the pupil of the eye (Psa 17:8).
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