The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Lamentations 1:8
"Handfuls of Purpose" For All Gleaners "Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore is she removed" Lam 1:8 God does not inflict the punishment without giving the reason. He has no need to explain to men why punishment is awarded, yet he is condescending enough to say that punishment is the counterpart of iniquity. If we want to explain the punishment we have only to look at the sin; the punishment is from above, but the cause is from within: in proportion as a man looks at himself, studies... read more
The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Lamentations 1:4
"Handfuls of Purpose" For All Gleaners "The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness." Lam 1:4 This is the description of a religious desolation. Once the roads leading to Zion were thronged with ardent pilgrims, urging onward in a spirit of worship and homage and rapturous love; now not a pilgrim is to be seen near the gates which open upon the holy place. Virgins and... read more