Lamentations 5:11
“They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
They ravished the women in Zion,.... Or "humbled" them (w); an euphemism; the women that were married to men in Zion, as…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah - The evil mentioned here was predicted by Moses,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Lamentations 5:1-16
Is any afflicted? let him pray; and let him in prayer pour out his complaint to God, and make known before him his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Lamentations 5:11-12
We notice the sudden harking back to incidents connected immediately with the capture of the city.