Lamentations 2:13

"They ask their mothers, “Where is grain and wine?” when they swoon as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul is poured out into their mothers’ bosom."

Key Reflection

In Lamentations 2:13, this verse poignantly describes the suffering and desperation of people during a time of famine and turmoil, comparing them to wounded soldiers pleading for relief. Their cries are so intense that they seem to pour out into their mothers' bosoms, symbolizing both their physical and emotional exhaustion and the desperate hope they place in maternal care and compassion.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Equal -i. e. “compare.” Zion’s breach, i. e. her destruction, is measureless, like the ocean.

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