Each of the three lines in each verse, not just the first, begins with the corresponding letter of the alphabet. Lamentations 3:1 tn The noun גֶּבֶר (gever,“man”) refers to a strong man, distinguished from women, children, and other non-combatants whom he is to ...
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 34-39. - These two triads form a transition to the renewed complaints and appeals for help in the following verses. The first triad is probably an amplification of the statement that "the Lord doth not afflict willingly." This being the case, the injustice which darken...
The Prophet Speaks - א (Alef) Alas! The city once full of people now sits all alone! The prominent lady among the nations has become a widow! The
i. 2. The same is true of the commentary to Lam. i. 21 (ed. Buber, p. 47a), for which there was used a proem on the Pesiḳta section Isa. li. 12, intended originally for the fourth Sabbath after the Ninth of Ab, and a section which had for its text this verse of ...
The Prophet Speaks - א (Alef) Alas! The city once full of people now sits all alone! The prominent lady among the nations has become a widow! The