Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
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Gill's Exposition
Mine eye runneth down with rivers of waters,.... Denoting the greatness of his grief and trouble at the afflictions of his people, and the vast profusion of tears on that account. Here the prophet…
Barnes' Notes
In verses 43-66, far from pardoning, God is still actively punishing His people. Rather, “Thou hast covered” Thyself “with wrath and pursued (Lam 1:3 note) us.” The covering (here and in Lam 3:44) is…
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…
Cambridge Bible
covered mg., better, coveredthyself. Thou hast clothed thyself in wrath. This accords with the next line.
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