“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.” Context:To understand the…

“How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.” Historical Background: Lamentations…

“As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.” Context:The Book of Lamentations…

“The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!” Certainly! Let’s delve into a Bible…

“The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.” Context:The book of…

“The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.” Context and…

“They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.” Context:Lamentations is a book in the Old Testament that is traditionally…

“For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and…

“Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.” Lamentations…

“They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.”…