Lamentations 1:17
“Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Zion spreadeth forth her hands,.... Either as submitting to the conqueror, and imploring mercy; or rather as calling to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Spreadeth forth her hands - In prayer Exo 9:29, Exo 9:33, but Zion entreats in vain. There is no one to comfort her -…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Zion spreadeth forth her hands - Extending the hands is the form in supplication.
Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman -…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Lamentations 1:12-22
The complaints here are, for substance, the same with those in the foregoing part of the chapter; but in these verses…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Here the poet speaks, while Zion resumes her lament from Lam 1:1 to the end of the ch.
spreadeth forth her hands in…
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