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The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
Lamentations 1:18 — KJV
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Lamentations 1:18
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Lamentations 1:18
Verse 18 of 22
Commentary
Commentary on Lamentations 1:18
Theological / DevotionalThe Lord is righteous. An emphatic contrast to the abominable condition of Jerusalem. Here the poem rises above the lament over Jerusalem and recognizes the justice of God in all His dealings with the city. Thus the lament is uttered, not in the attitude of self-pity, but rather to show the bitter remorse that comes to one who realizes the vastness of his own failure in the sight of a righteous God. There can be no question of God’s righteousness. Whatever He does is right, for He is the standard of righteousness (see Job 38-41; Rom. 9:20).
His commandment. Literally, “his mouth.” The expression, “the mouth” of the Lord, is used to mean “the utterance,” or “the order,” of the Lord, that is, all the instruction that comes from Him.
Sorrow. See on v. 12.
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