Lectionary Calendar
Monday, March 31st, 2025
the Fourth Week of Lent
the Fourth Week of Lent
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Bible Commentaries
Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible Henry's Concise
Chapter 1
Jerusalem's Desolation and Mourning.Chapter 2
God's Anger and Jerusalem's Suffering.Chapter 3
Personal Lament; Hope amid Affliction.Chapter 4
Suffering of Jerusalem; Contrast with Past Glory.Chapter 5
Prayer for Restoration and Relief from Suffering.
Jerusalem's Desolation and Mourning.Chapter 2
God's Anger and Jerusalem's Suffering.Chapter 3
Personal Lament; Hope amid Affliction.Chapter 4
Suffering of Jerusalem; Contrast with Past Glory.Chapter 5
Prayer for Restoration and Relief from Suffering.
- Lamentations
by Matthew Henry
** It is evident that Jeremiah was the author of the Lamentations which bear his name. The book was not written till after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. May we be led to consider sin as the cause of all our calamities, and under trials exercise submission, repentance, faith, and prayer, with the hope of promised deliverance through God's mercy. * The miserable state of Jerusalem, the just consequences of its sins. (1-11) Jerusalem represented as a captive female, lamenting, and seeking the mercy of God. (12-22)