Adam Clarke Commentary - Lamentations 4:20

Adam Clarke Commentary - Lamentations 4:20 - 4:20

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Lamentations 4:20 - 4:20

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4:1 - 4:1
4:2 - 4:2
4:3 - 4:3
4:4 - 4:4
4:5 - 4:5
4:6 - 4:6
4:7 - 4:7
4:10 - 4:10
4:12 - 4:12
4:13 - 4:13
4:14 - 4:14
4:15 - 4:15
4:17 - 4:17
4:18 - 4:18
4:19 - 4:19
4:20 - 4:20
4:21 - 4:21
4:22 - 4:22

The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord - That is, Zedekiah the king, who was as the life or the city, was taken in his flight by the Chaldeans, and his eyes were put out; so that he was wholly unfit to perform any function of government; though they had fondly hoped that if they surrendered and should be led captives, yet they should be permitted to live under their own laws and king in the land of their bondage.