Lamentations 3:43 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. ”

Lamentations 3:43 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In verses 43-66, far from pardoning, God is still actively punishing His people. Rather, “Thou hast covered” Thyself “with wrath and pursued ( Lamentations 1:3 note) us.” The covering (here and...
Lamentations 3:43 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 3. The Third Lament. Here it is the singer that comes chiefly to the front; whereas in Lamentations 3:1 it had been Zion, and in Lamentations 3:2 it was Yahweh. EV hardly puts Lam...
Lamentations 3:43 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

persecuted . pursued. Compare Psalms 35:6 .
Lamentations 3:43 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

At the first view, this complaint may seem to proceed from a bitter heart; for here the faithful complain that they had been slain, and then that God had executed his judgment as it were in dar...
Lamentations 3:43 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
Lamentations 3:43 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou hast covered with anger, &c.— Thou hast fenced about with anger. The verb סכךֶ sakak appears to have this sense, Job 3:23 ; Job 10:11 ; Job 38:8 . There seems to be a manifest allus...
Lamentations 3:43 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. Thou hast covered with anger - namely, thyself (so Lamentations 3:44 ), namely, so as not to see and p...
Lamentations 3:43 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zion's Hope in God's Mercy This third poem is the most elaborate in structure and the most sublime in thought of all. The poet speaks not only for himself, but for the nation. The order of thought...
Lamentations 3:43 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thou hast covered with anger. — Better, as in the next verse, Thou hast covered thyself. Wrath is as the garment in which God wraps Himself to execute His righteous judgments. In Lamentations 3:...
Lamentations 3:43 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

GRIEVING BEFORE GOD Lamentations 3:43-54 AS might have been expected, the mourning patriot quickly forsakes the patch of sunshine which lights up a few verses of this elegy. But the vision of i...
Lamentations 3:43 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this central and longest poem, Jeremiah identified himself completely with the experiences of his people. In the first movement, in language which throbs with pain, he described his own sorrows, r...
Lamentations 3:43 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him....
Lamentations 3:43 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou hast covered with anger ,.... Either himself; not as a tender father, that cannot bear to see the affliction of a child; this does not suit with anger; but rather as one greatly displeased, in...
Lamentations 3:43 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. Ver. 43. Thou hast covered with anger. ] Overwhelmed us with thy judgments. None out of hell have ever suffe...
Lamentations 3:43 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

We have transgressed , &c. Here the prophet shows what will be the effect of a proper searching and trying of our ways; we shall be convinced of our sinfulness and guilt: and he here teaches us...
Lamentations 3:43 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Complaining to God. B. C. 588. 42 We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast no...
Lamentations 3:43 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thou hast covered with anger; either thou hast covered thyself with anger, or covered thy own face with anger, so as not to look upon us to move thy pity; or (which is more probably the sense) thou...
Lamentations 3:43 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The People Are Called On To Seek YHWH, And They Face Up To The Situation That They Are In Whilst The Prophet Himself Continues To Plead For Them ( Lamentations 3:40-51 ). The prophet now calls on...
Lamentations 3:43 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXEGETICAL NOTES. — (ס) Lamentations 3:43 . Thou hast covered with anger, whether Himself or us is not clear, but as the next clause, and pursued us, mentions the latter, it may be preferable...
Lamentations 3:43 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

We are about to read a chapter which is very full of sorrow; while you are listening to it, some of you may be saying, «We are not in that condition.» Well then, be thankful that you are not, and whi...
Lamentations 3:43 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Metre changes here. The letters of the Hebrew alphabet, twenty two in number, begin three hemistichs, which make sixty six verses. It would look better, and read more poetically, if the hemistich...
Lamentations 3:43 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Lamentations 3:1-25 MONOLOGUE SPOKEN BY AN INDIVIDUAL BELIEVER WHOSE FATE IS BOUND UP WITH THAT OF THE NATION ; OR PERHAPS BY THE NATION...
Lamentations 3:43 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Confession of Sin and Complaint over the Cruelty of the Enemies
Lamentations 3:43 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 24:4 ; Daniel 9:5-14 ; Ezekiel 24:13 ; Jeremiah 3:13 ; Jeremiah 5:7 ; Jeremiah 5:8 ; Job 33:27 ; Job 33:28 ; Lamentations 1:18 ; Lamentations 5:16 ; Luke 15:18 ; Luke 15:19 ; Neh...

Lamentations 3:43 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Lamentations 3:43 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 3:43 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Lamentations 3:43 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 3:43 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Lamentations 3:43 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Lamentations 3:43 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Lamentations 3:43 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 3:43 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Lamentations 3:43 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Lamentations 3:43 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Lamentations 3:43 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Lamentations 3:43 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Lamentations 3:43 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Lamentations 3:43 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Lamentations 3:43 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Lamentations 3:43 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Lamentations 3:43 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 3:43 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Lamentations 3:43 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Lamentations 3:43 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Lamentations 3:43 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Lamentations 3:43 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Lamentations 3:43 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge