Lamentations 1:15-17 The LORD has trodden under foot all my mighty men in the middle of me: he has called an assembly against me to crush my young men… 1. It is not only lawful, but also necessary, for the godly to be so greatly grieved, when God punisheth them for their sins, as may draw them into extreme weeping. 2. No adversity hath warrant to grieve us so much as the punishment of God upon us for our sins (Luke 23:28). 3. There is none so stout, or hardhearted, but afflictions will bring him down. 4. It is a grievous plague to be deprived of comforters in affliction; the contrary whereof is an exceeding blessing. 5. It is the duty of everyone to comfort and relieve others that be in distress. (1) God hath so commanded (Galatians 6:2). (2) We are members one of another (1 Corinthians 12:27). (3) We may have the like need ourselves another time. 6. The Church, as also the commonwealth, is to declare herself a kind mother to everyone that is trained up therein, and to have compassion of their miseries, helping them to the uttermost. 7. It is the property of carnal friends to be friendly only whilst prosperity is upon us; but if our adversaries prevail against us, they are gone. (J. Udall.) Parallel Verses KJV: The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress. |
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