Lamentations 1:10

The adversary hath spread out his hand 1 upon all her precious things; 1 for she hath seen how the Goyim 1 entered into her [Beis] Hamikdash, 1 whom Thou didst command that 1 they should not enter into Thy Kahal (congregation, community). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 filthiness is in her skirts; 1 she remembereth not her latter end; 1 therefore she sank appallingly; 1 she had no Menachem (comforter). 1 O Hashem, behold my affliction; 1 for the enemy hath triumphed. 1

11All her people sigh, they seek lechem; 1 they have given their precious things 1 for bread to revive the nefesh; 1 see, O Hashem, and consider 1 that I am become despised. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 23:4An Amoni or Moavi shall not enter into the Kahal Hashem; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the Kahal Hashem ad olam;

Nehemiah 13:1On that day they read from the Sefer Moshe in the ears of HaAm; and therein was found written, that the Ammoni and the Moavi should not come into the Kehal HaElohim forever,

Psalms 79:1(A Mizmor.Of Asaph) 1 Thy Heikhal Kodesh have they defiled; 1 they have reduced Yerushalayim to rubble. 1

Isaiah 63:18Am Kadshecha (People of Thy holiness, Thy Holy People) have possessed it but a little while; 1 our adversaries have trampled down Thy Mikdash. 1

Jeremiah 15:13Thy wealth and thy otzerot (treasures) will I give as plunder without mekhir (price), and that for all thy chataim (sins), even in all thy territories.

Jeremiah 27:19For thus saith Hashem Tzva'os concerning the Ammudim (Pillars) and concerning the Yam (Sea), and concerning the Mekhonot (Stands) [supporting the lavers], and concerning the remainder of the kelim that remain in this ir.

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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