Lamentations 3:44 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through. ”

• Lamentations 3:44 - 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...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  The Prophet confirms the same thing, but the words are different. He again repeats the word to cover; but, that the metaphor might be clearer and more fully explained, he says, with a cloud....

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• Lamentations 3:44 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.

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• Lamentations 3:44 - 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...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - 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...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - 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...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - 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...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - 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....

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• Lamentations 3:44 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud ,.... With wrath and anger, as a cloud; he wrapped up himself in thick darkness, so as not to be seen or come at: sin, when it appears not pardoned, is as a cl...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through. Ver. 44. Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud. ] Hid thy face from us, and secreted thyself as a judge doth whe...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - 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...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Complaining to God. B. C. 588.       42 We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast no...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  God had covered them with wrath, overwhelming them with afflictions. so as they had no way to escape; and whereas in this distress they had nothing else to do but only to apply themselves to God, he...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - 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...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - 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...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - 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...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - 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...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - 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...

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• Lamentations 3:44 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Confession of Sin and Complaint over the Cruelty of the Enemies

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• Lamentations 3:44 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Chronicles 36:16 ; 2 Chronicles 36:17 ; Ezekiel 7:9 ; Ezekiel 8:18 ; Ezekiel 9:10 ; Lamentations 2:1 ; Lamentations 2:17 ; Lamentations 2:2 ; Lamentations 2:21 ; Lamentations 3:66 ; Psal...

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