Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Lamentations 4:16

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16. Ain and Pe are here transposed ( Lamentations 4:16 ; Lamentations 4:17 ), as in Lamentations 2:16 ; Lamentations 2:17 ; Lamentations 3:46-51 . anger —literally, "face"; it is the countenance which, by its expression, manifests anger ( Psalms 34:16 ). GESENIUS translates, "the person of Jehovah"; Jehovah present; Jehovah Himself ( Exodus 33:14 ; 2 Samuel 17:11 ). divided —dispersed the Jews. they respected not . . . priests —This is the language of the Gentiles. "The Jews have no hope of a return: for they respected not even good priests " ( 2 Samuel 17:11- : ) [GROTIUS]. MAURER explains it, "They (the victorious foe) regard not the (Jewish) priests when imploring their pity" ( Lamentations 5:12 ). The evident antithesis to "As for us " ( Lamentations 5:12- : ) and the language of "the heathen" at the close of Lamentations 4:15 , of which Lamentations 4:15- : is the continuation, favor the former view. Ain. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-17" class="com-number"

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