3:42-54 The more the prophet looked on the desolations, the more he was grieved. Here is one word of comfort. While they continued weeping, they continued waiting; and neither did nor would expect relief and succour from any but the Lord.

Verse 42. - We... thou. The pronouns are expressed in the Hebrew, and are meant to be spoken with emphasis.

We have transgressed, and have rebelled,.... Here begins the prayer, the sense of which is directed to, though the words are not dictated; and it begins with confession of sin, as prayer should, especially when in such circumstances as the people of the Jews now were; and with confession of it, as a transgression of the law of God; and as rebellion against him, as every sin is, a breach of his law, a contempt of his authority, and a trampling under foot his legislative power, and an act of hostility against him; and so downright rebellion; every sin being an overt act of that kind; and which is aggravated by the favours before acknowledged to have been received:

thou hast not pardoned; as they apprehended; they had not the discovery and application of pardoning grace and mercy; otherwise pardon of sin with God is past, and includes all sin present and future, as well as past; but temporal afflictions being upon them, they concluded their sins were not pardoned; pardon of sin in Scripture often signifying the removal of such afflictions.

42. not pardoned—The Babylonian captivity had not yet ended.

Samech.

Lamentations 3:42 Parallel Commentaries

Lamentations 3:42 NIV
Lamentations 3:42 NLT
Lamentations 3:42 ESV
Lamentations 3:42 NASB
Lamentations 3:42 KJV

Bible Hub: Online Parallel Bible