Lamentations 4:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For the punishment of the iniquitya of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. ”

Lamentations 4:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Rather, “For” the iniquity “of the daughter of my people was greater than” the sin “of Sodom.” The prophet deduces this conclusion from the greatness of Judah’s misery (compare Jeremiah 30:11 ; se...
Lamentations 4:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 4. The Fourth Lament. This has less literary finish than Lamentations 4:3 , and it has also less spiritual value. It lacks much of the saints whom one seems to see in Lamentations 4:...
Lamentations 4:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

For . And. punishment of the iniquity. This is the full translation of the Figure of speech Metonymy (of Effect): the "iniquity "being put for its consequent punishment. punishment of the sin...
Lamentations 4:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet says first,, that the punishment of his people was heavier than that of Sodom. If any one prefers the other version, I will not contend, for it is not unsuitable; and hence also a m...
Lamentations 4:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. For the punishment...
Lamentations 4:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And no hands stayed on her— Nor were hands weakened in her. Sodom was destroyed by a sudden act of God which the prophet thinks preferable to lingering and wasting with disease and want, as was t...
Lamentations 4:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. The punishme...
Lamentations 4:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zion's former Glory contrasted with her present Humiliation In this fourth dirge the poet describes the miseries of the various classes in the sack of Jerusalem, concluding with a warning to Edom....
Lamentations 4:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The punishment of the iniquity. — Better, The iniquity of the daughter of my people was greater than the sin of Sodom. The words in both cases point to guilt rather than its penalty, though, as t...
Lamentations 4:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CONTRASTS Lamentations 4:1-12 IN form the fourth elegy is slightly different from each of its predecessors. Following the characteristic plan of the Book of Lamentations, it is an acrostic of t...
Lamentations 4:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The fourth poem is for the most part a dirge of desolation, which nevertheless ends in a song of hope. Jeremiah first described the disaster in Zion, declaring that it all arose as the result of the...
Lamentations 4:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street. The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they...
Lamentations 4:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people ,.... In the long siege of their city, and the evils that attended it, especially the sore famine: is greater than the punishment of...
Lamentations 4:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. Ver. 6. For th...
Lamentations 4:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For the punishment, &c., is greater than the punishment of Sodom The fate of Sodom was less deplorable than that of Jerusalem; for Sodom was destroyed in an instant; but Jerusalem endured a lon...
Lamentations 4:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Desolate Condition of Jerusalem; Effects of Famine in Jerusalem; Destruction of Jerusalem. B. C. 588....
Lamentations 4:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The word translated punishment signifies also iniquity , as was said in the notes on Lamentations 3:39 . The sins of the Jews are compared to the sins of Sodom, Isaiah 3:9 Ezekiel 16:46,48,...
Lamentations 4:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Sad Condition Of The People Of Jerusalem Due To The Anger Of YHWH ( Lamentations 4:1-11 ). Lamentations 4:1 (Aleph) How is the gold become dim! How is the most pure gold changed! The (pre...
Lamentations 4:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXEGETICAL NOTES. — (ג). Lamentations 4:3 . Beasts of prey show affection for their brood. Even the jackals draw out —present— the breast; a familiar fact testifying that they were true to thei...
Lamentations 4:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Lamentations 4:1 . How is the gold, זהב zahab, so called because of its superior lustre to other metals, now become dim. Gold does not oxidize, and scarcely receives a tarnish; yet the rulers...
Lamentations 4:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

THE SUFFERINGS OF JERUSALEM ; NO CLASS IS EXEMPT . EDOM 'S TRIUMPHING . EXPOSITION Lamentations 4:1 How is the gold become dim!… the stones of the sanctuary, etc. "Alas f...
Lamentations 4:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jerusalem's Affliction a Punishment for her Guilt
Lamentations 4:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 9:12 ; Ezekiel 16:48-50 ; Genesis 19:25 ; Isaiah 1:10 ; Isaiah 1:9 ; Lamentations 4:9 ; Luke 10:12 ; Luke 12:47 ; Matthew 11:23 ; Matthew 11:24 ; Matthew 24:21
Lamentations 4:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Of Sodom — Their punishment was greater, because more lingering, and gradual, whereas Sodom was overthrown in a moment, and that by no human hands that abode upon her, causing her a continued torme...

Lamentations 4:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Lamentations 4:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 4:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Lamentations 4:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 4:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Lamentations 4:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Lamentations 4:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Lamentations 4:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 4:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Lamentations 4:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Lamentations 4:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Lamentations 4:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Lamentations 4:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Lamentations 4:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Lamentations 4:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Lamentations 4:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Lamentations 4:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Lamentations 4:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 4:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Lamentations 4:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Lamentations 4:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Lamentations 4:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Lamentations 4:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Lamentations 4:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes