Lamentations 1:17

"“For these things I weep. My eye, my eye runs down with water, because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me. My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.”"

Key Reflection

This verse vividly portrays deep spiritual and emotional distress. The prophet laments that God's absence ("the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me") and the loss of community support ("My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed") leave them feeling forsaken and in despair.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Spreadeth forth her hands -In prayerExodus 9:29,Exodus 9:33, but Zion entreats in vain. There is no one to comfort her - not God, for He is chastising her, nor man, for all the neighboring nations have become her enemies. SeeLamentations 1:2. That his adversaries ... -Rather, that those round about him should be his adversaries; all the neighboring states should regard him with aversion. Jerusalem is ... -i. e. is become an abomination. The words are virtually the same as inLamentations 1:8.

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