The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
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Gill's Exposition
The enemy hath spread out his hands on all her pleasant things,.... Meaning not the wealth and riches, the goods and substance, or the rich furniture in their own houses; but the precious things in…
Barnes' Notes
Her pleasant things - Chiefly, the sacred vessels of the temple 2Ch 36:10. Sanctuary ... congregation - Even a Jew might not enter the innermost sanctuary, which was for the priests only; but now the…
Those that have any disposition to weep with those that weep, one would think, should scarcely be able to refrain from tears at the reading of these verses, so very pathetic are the lamentations…
Cambridge Bible
pleasant lit. desirable, precious, with special reference to the Temple treasures (2Ch 36:10; Jer 52:19; 2Ki 25:15). For the whole v. cp. Isa 64:10 f.; also Psalms 74, 79.
the heathen are entered into…
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