Lamentations 2:6-9 And he has violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he has destroyed his places of the assembly… 1. When God punisheth His people, He will especially destroy those things wherein they put most confidence. 2. When God meaneth thoroughly to afflict a people, He will spoil them of the means of their peace and comfort. 3. When God by punishments showeth His anger against a people, He especially plagueth their princes and rulers, 4. It is a grievous punishment unto the godly to live with or to serve them that are wicked (Psalm 120:4, 5). 5. It is a fearful judgment to have the ministry of the Word that heretofore we enjoyed, taken away from us (Psalm 74:9; Mark 6:10, 11). (J. Udall.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest. |
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