Lamentations 5:19

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Lamentations 5:19

That is, Lord, though for our sins thou sufferest these things to be done unto us, and our throne be through thy righteous providence thrown down, and thy throne in thy sanctuary amongst us be thrown down; yet thou art still the same God, thy power is not diminished, nor thy goodness abated. Thou rulest the world, and shalt rule it for ever and for ever. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Lamentations 5:19-22

EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Lamentations 5:19. Nevertheless, whatever be the low estate of His sanctuary and people, the living God is and reigns. Thou, O Jehovah, abidest for ever. Not only is His continual existence denoted, but also that Jehovah sitteth as king for ever (Psalms 29:10), the same verb being used in this clause as in the Psalm quoted, and the next clause carries on the thought, Thy throne from generation to generation. Enemies may destroy the temple made with hands; they are powerless... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Lamentations 5:1-22

Chapter 5Fifth lamentation:Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. We are orphans, fatherless, our mothers are as widows. We have drunken our water for money ( Lamentations 5:1-4 );We had to pay for a drink of water.and our wood is sold to us. Our necks are under persecution: we labor, we have no rest. We have given the hand to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread. Our... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Lamentations 5:1-22

REFLECTIONS. Jeremiah in this last elegy continues the subject in more minute details; and having no hope for the present, he consoles himself with hope in the latter day. Psalms 85:0. Hosea 3:0. The insults to women and to virgins are named among the first of the final calamities; and the general who allows of this must expect mutiny and revolt from the men who violate laws with impunity. The cruelty to the elders nailed up by their hands, was inflicted also upon Tyre, where eight thousand... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Lamentations 5:19-22

Lamentations 5:19-22Thou, O Lord, remainest forever; Thy throne from generation to generation.The everlasting throneThus at last our attention is turned from earth to heaven, from man to God. In this change of vision the mood which gave rise to the Lamentations disappears. Since earthly things lose their value in view of the treasures in heaven, the ruin of them also becomes of less account. For the moment the poet forgets himself and his surroundings in a rapt contemplation of God. This is the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 5:19

Lam 5:19 Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation. Ver. 19. Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever. ] Alioqui totus totus desperassem, as that good man said once in like ease, Otherwise I should have but small joy of my life. But thou art everlasting, and invariable in essence, truth, will, and promises. This is mine anchor hold. Thy throne from generation to generation, ] i.e., Thy most equal and righteous ordering of all things, utut nobis quaedam... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Lamentations 5:19

remainest: Deuteronomy 33:27, Psalms 9:7, Psalms 10:16, Psalms 29:10, Psalms 90:2, Psalms 102:12, Psalms 102:25-Daniel :, Habakkuk 1:12, 1 Timothy 1:17, 1 Timothy 6:15, 1 Timothy 6:16, Hebrews 1:10-2 Kings :, Hebrews 13:8, Revelation 1:4, Revelation 1:8, Revelation 1:17, Revelation 1:18 thy throne: Psalms 45:6, Psalms 145:13, Psalms 146:10, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 7:14, Daniel 7:27, Hebrews 1:8, Hebrews 1:9 read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Lamentations 5:19

Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.Thy throne — Altho' for our sins thou sufferest our throne to be cast down, yet thou art the same, thy power is not diminished, nor thy goodness abated. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 5:19

THE PRAYER, Lamentations 5:19-22. 19. Thou… remainest for ever Nothing could be more fitting or more impressive than this pathetic appeal to the immutable sovereignty of Jehovah. Men may die, institutions may fail, kingdoms may come to a perpetual end, but the resources of God are unfailing. His throne standeth forever, from generation to generation. And if God lives his people cannot die. If the head is above the water the body cannot be drowned. “Under the shadow of his throne, Still... read more

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