Lamentations 2:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given upd into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast. ”

Lamentations 2:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

sanctuary - The holy of holies; “the walls of her palaces” are those of the sacred buildings.
Lamentations 2:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a (g) noise in the house of the LORD, as in the...
Lamentations 2:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 2. The Second Lament. This differs from the first in its contents, and in its literary form. The metrical matters are the same, i.e. there are twenty-two verses, wherein the first wo...
Lamentations 2:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He proceeds with the same subject, and adopts similar words. He says first, that God had abominated his altar; (152) an expression not strictly proper, but the Prophet could not otherwise fu...
Lamentations 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day...
Lamentations 2:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

They have made a noise, &c.— "The Chaldeans have sent forth the sounds of joy on account of their victory, in the temple of the Lord, as the Jews were accustomed to do in their solemn festivals...
Lamentations 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the...
Lamentations 2:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zion's Sorrows due to Jehovah's Anger In this second dirge, the cause of Zion's woe is dwelt upon. Jehovah has become angry with His people, therefore He has cast them off. Zion's miseries are the...
Lamentations 2:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hath cast off... hath abhorred. — The two verbs are used in a like context in Psalms 89:38 . His sanctuary. — The word points to the Holy of Holies, and “the walls of her palaces” are therefore...
Lamentations 2:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

GOD AS AN ENEMY Lamentations 2:1-9 THE elegist, as we have seen, attributes the troubles of the Jews to the will and. action of God. In the second poem he even ventures further, and with daring...
Lamentations 2:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the second poem, the prophet dealt with the sources of the sorrow he had described. Again affirming that it was the result of the direct action of Jehovah, he proceeded to describe it in its mater...
Lamentations 2:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger! The...
Lamentations 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The Lord hath cast off his altar ,.... Whether of incense, or of burnt offerings; the sacrifices of which used to be acceptable to him; but now the altar being cast down and demolished, there were n...
Lamentations 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day...
Lamentations 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He hath violently taken away his tabernacle as of a garden The Vulgate reads, dissipavit, quasi hortum, tentorium suum; he hath dissolved, broke in pieces, scattered , or laid waste, his tent as...
Lamentations 2:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Cause, Extent, and Greatness of Zion's Calamities. B. C. 588. 1 How hath the Lord covere...
Lamentations 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

By altar and sanctuary seemeth not to be meant strictly here the places or buildings so called, which are said to be the Lord s, because he directed the making of them, and they were dedicated to...
Lamentations 2:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Lord's Anger Is Revealed In The Destruction Of Jerusalem ( Lamentations 2:1-9 ). In these verses we have a description of how in His ‘anger' (antipathy towards sin) the Lord has brought destru...
Lamentations 2:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXEGETICAL NOTES. — (ו) Lamentations 2:6 . The dwelling-place of Jehovah on Mount Zion, which He claims as His own possession, with all its appointed services, has shared in the tribulations. He...
Lamentations 2:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Lamentations 2:1 . How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud. The day break, but no sun shines, no opening of future hope. Lamentations 2:2 . The Lord hath swallowed up all th...
Lamentations 2:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in ms anger. Chastisements 1. It is our duty to strive with ourselves to be affected with the miseries of God’s people. 2. The cha...
Lamentations 2:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

ZION 'S JUDGMENT IS OF GOD . LAMENTATIONS AND SUPPLICATIONS . EXPOSITION Lamentations 2:1 Hath the Lord covered; rather, doth … cover . The daughter of Zion; i.e. Jer...
Lamentations 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Description of Jehovah's Judgment
Lamentations 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 36:19 ; Acts 6:13 ; Acts 6:14 ; Amos 2:5 ; Ezekiel 24:21 ; Ezekiel 7:20-22 ; Ezekiel 7:21 ; Ezekiel 7:22 ; Ezekiel 7:24 ; Isaiah 64:10 ; Isaiah 64:11 ; Jeremiah 26:18 ; Jere...
Lamentations 2:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

They — The enemies with their triumphs and blasphemies, made as great a noise, as those that sang holy songs, or played on instruments, were wont to make to the glory of God.

Lamentations 2:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Lamentations 2:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Lamentations 2:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 2:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Lamentations 2:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Lamentations 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Lamentations 2:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 2:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Lamentations 2:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Lamentations 2:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Lamentations 2:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Lamentations 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Lamentations 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Lamentations 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Lamentations 2:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Lamentations 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Lamentations 2:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 2:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Lamentations 2:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Lamentations 2:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Lamentations 2:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Lamentations 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Lamentations 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Lamentations 2:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes