Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Lamentations 5:8
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8. Servants . . . ruled . . . us —Servants under the Chaldean governors ruled the Jews ( :- ). Israel, once a "kingdom of priests" ( :- ), is become like Canaan, "a servant of servants," according to the curse ( Genesis 9:25 ). The Chaldeans were designed to be "servants" of Shem, being descended from Ham ( Genesis 9:26 ). Now through the Jews' sin, their positions are reversed. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-9" class="com-number"
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