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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.
Lamentations 1:17 — KJV
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Lamentations 1:17
King James Version (KJV)
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Lamentations 1:17
Verse 17 of 22
Commentary
Commentary on Lamentations 1:17
Theological / DevotionalZion. Parenthetically the prophet breaks into the lament of the city, emphasizing her rejection by adding his testimony.
Spreadeth forth. Evidently in supplication (see Ex. 9:29; 1 Kings 8:38).
His adversaries. A reference to the neighboring nations who turned against Judah when she expected their help against the Babylonians (see on v. 2).
Menstruous woman. The broader implication of the figure is of an outcast, of something rejected as filthy and abominable, as Jerusalem now is for her sins (see on v. 8).
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