Lamentations 2:3
“He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel,.... All its power and strength, especially its kingly power,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Since the horn is the symbol of power, the cutting off of every horn means the depriving Israel of all power of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The horn of Israel - His power and strength. It is a metaphor taken from cattle, whose principal strength lies in their…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Lamentations 2:1-9
It is a very sad representation which is here made of the state of God's church, of Jacob and Israel, of Zion and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Jehovah has (a) cut off the mighty ones of Israel, (b) withdrawn His own protection from His people, (c) taken the…
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