Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Lamentations 3:28
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.Borne it — That he keep his soul in subjection to God, because God hath humbled him by his rod. read more
Lamentations 3:15-28 Esv
John Wesley
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:16
16. Broken my teeth with gravel stones Either mixed with bread, or rather, as Keil prefers, stones given instead of bread. He hath covered me with ashes Literally, hath pressed me down in ashes. The Septuagint Version renders it, he hath given me ashes to eat. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:17
17. Hast removed my soul far off from peace Other renderings of this verse have been proposed, but this is to be preferred, and is really beautiful. It is substantially a quotation from Psalms 88:14, and its very quietness and simplicity are pathetic. The tide of the common ruin had borne the complainer far away from the peace and prosperity which Israel had once known. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:19
PIOUS ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY AND MERCY, Lamentations 3:19-39. 19. Remembering Better, remember, as in the margin. The verb is an infinitive, as in the fourth commandment. Affliction, misery, wormwood, and gall are reminiscences of chapter 1. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:21
21. This… therefore Referring to the affliction and humble prayer of the prophet. His weakness and sore need lead him to hope for God’s interposing strength. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:22
22. We are not consumed “We,” here, takes the place of I without any marked transition, suggesting, as above intimated, that the prophet in what goes before identifies himself with the people. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:23
23. New every morning That is, Jehovah’s mercies are “new,” or repeated. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:24
24. The Lord is my portion An almost verbatim quotation from Psalms 119:57, which is also substantially identical with several other passages. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:25-27
25-27. Good This teth ( שׂ ) verse has each of its clauses commencing with “good.” The present verse division serves somewhat to conceal the structure Good is Jehovah; Good that man hope and wait; and, Good that he bear the yoke in his youth. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Lamentations 3:27
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.Bear — Quietly and patiently to bear what afflictions God will please to lay upon us. And if God tame us when young, by his word or by his rod, it is an unspeakable advantage. read more