Zion spreadeth forth her hands She extendeth her hands as a suppliant praying for relief and consolation. And there is none to comfort her None who can, or are even inclined to do it. The Lord hath commanded, &c. That is, it came to pass by God's command, that the surrounding nations were the adversaries of Jacob. We meet with a similar form of expression Psalms 68:11, The Lord gave the word, great was the company of those that published it. Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman She is become loathsome and filthy in the eyes of her former friends, like women separated from the congregation in the time of their legal uncleanness.
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Lamentations 1:17
17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.