Lamentations 1:10

The oppressor has stretched out his hand 1 On all her desirable things: 1 For she has seen the Gentiles 1 Entering into her sanctuary, 1 Concerning whom thou didst command 1 That they should not enter into thy congregation. 1

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In The King James Version

The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.

In Context

9Her uncleanness is before her feet; 1 She remembered not her last end; 1 She has lowered her boasting tone, 1 There is none to comfort her. 1 Behold, O Lord, my affliction: 1 For the enemy has magnified himself. 1

11All her people groan, 1 Seeking bread: 1 They have given their desirable things for meat, 1 To restore their soul: 1 Behold, Lord, and look; 1 For she is become dishonored. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 23:4The Ammonite and Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord, even until the tenth generation he shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord, even forever:

Psalms 79:1For the end, for alternate strains, a testimony for Asaph, a Psalm concerning the Assyrian. 1

Isaiah 63:18that we may inherit a small part of thy holy mountain.

Jeremiah 15:13Yea, I will give thy treasures for a spoil as a recompense, because of all thy sins, and that in all thy borders.

Jeremiah 27:19And I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and on Mount Ephraim and in Gilead, and his soul shall be satisfied.

Matthew Henry on Lamentations 1:2-12

Lamentations Since what Solomon says, though contrary to the common opinion of the world, is certainly true, that sorrow is better than laughter, and it is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting, we should come to the reading and consideration of the melancholy chapters of this book, not only willingly, but with an expectation to edify ourselves by them; and, that we may do this, we must compose ourselves to a holy sadness and resolve to weep with the weeping prophet. Let us consider,… Read the whole commentary →

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