Lamentations 5:2

"Remember, LORD, what has come on us. Look, and see our reproach."

Key Reflection

This verse reflects a plea for divine remembrance and mercy, acknowledging Israel's current state of distress and shame. The people call upon the Lord to witness their suffering, hoping for deliverance from their afflictions.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Turned - “transferred.” The inheritance was the land of CanaanLeviticus 20:24. Aliens -Or, “foreigners:” i. e. the Chaldaeans upon their conquest of the country.

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