Lamentations 3:42

Fear and a snare is come upon us,.... Or, "fear and a pit" (m); the fear of failing into the pit of ruin and destruction, on the brink of which they saw themselves; or fear seized us, and caused us to…

The prophet urges men to search out their faults and amend them. Lam 3:40 And turn again to the Lord - Or, “and return to Yahweh.” The prep. (to) in the Hebrew implies not half way, but the whole. Lam…

It is easier to chide ourselves for complaining than to chide ourselves out of it. The prophet had owned that a living man should not complain, as if he checked himself for his complaints in the…

We … thou The pronouns are emphatic in the original. Thouand wehave been at variance.

thou … pardoned Observe how this clause forms a connecting link with the next group; similarly "mine eye" in Lam…