1 How the gold has
grown dim, how the pure gold is changed! The holy stones lie scattered at the
head of every street. 2 The
precious sons of Zion, worth their weight in fine gold, how they are
regarded as earthen pots, the work of a potter’s hands! 3 Even jackals offer the breast; they nurse
their young, but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches
in the wilderness. 4 The tongue
of the nursing infant sticks to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children
beg for food, but no one gives to them.Lamentations 4:1-4 (ESV)
To some this may seem to be an enigmatic passage. But I assure you, just as Jeremiah the “Weeping Prophet” penned it under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, it is as meaningful today as it was when he first delivered it. Let me interpret:
The times: The passage cited above reflects upon the aftermath of the Babylonian invasion of Judah and Jerusalem—the exile of its inhabitants followed in 587 B.C. Although Jeremiah had survived the captivity by…
To some this may seem to be an enigmatic passage. But I assure you, just as Jeremiah the “Weeping Prophet” penned it under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, it is as meaningful today as it was when he first delivered it. Let me interpret:
The times: The passage cited above reflects upon the aftermath of the Babylonian invasion of Judah and Jerusalem—the exile of its inhabitants followed in 587 B.C. Although Jeremiah had survived the captivity by…