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Lamentations 4:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Lamentations 4:16

Verse 16 of 22

Scripture focus

The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.

Lamentations 4:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Lamentations 4:16

Theological / Devotional

Anger. Literally, “face.” See Lev. 17:10; Ps. 34:16; Jer. 16:17, 18. Again the Hebrew letters pe and ‘ayin are in an inverted order (see on chs. 2:16; 3:46).

Divided. Or, scattered.

Persons. Literally, “faces,” This verse contains an interesting play on words in Hebrew. The wicked were scattered by the face of the Lord, because they, in turn, had shown no respect whatsoever for the faces of the priests.

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