©1997 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON 5:7 This is a cynical proverb from Jer. 31:29 and Ezek. 18:2.
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON 5:8–18 A list of horrors that had befallen Judah.
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON 5:16 The crown has fallen. Israel lost its line of kings wearing the crown. The Davidic monarchy was temporarily over and will not be resumed until Christ comes as King (Jer. 23:5–8; Ezek. 37:24–28; Rev. 19:1– 21).
Beyond Lamentations: Hope of Restoration
Beyond Lamentations: Hope of Restoration 1. Isaiah 35:1–10 2. Jeremiah 30:1–31:40 3. Ezekiel 37:1–28 4. Hosea 3:5; 14:1–9 5. Joel 3:18–21 6. Amos 9:11–15 7. Micah 7:14–20 8. Zephaniah 3:14–20 9. Zechariah 14:1–11 10. Malachi 4:1–6 ©1997 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON 5:19 your throne endures to all generations. Here is the high point of this chapter. Jeremiah was consoled by the fact that God always sits on his sovereign throne ruling over the universe from heaven (Ps. 45:6; 93:2; 102:12; 103:19; Dan. 4:3, 34–35).
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON 5:21 Restore us to yourself. God must himself initiate and enable any return to him (cf. Ps. 80:3, 7, 19; Jer. 24:7; 31:18; John 6:44, 65). Renew our days. The intercessions of Lam. 5:19–22 will yet be fulfilled in the New Covenant restoration of Israel (cf. Jer. 30–33, and see notes there).
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON 5:21–22 This plea was not made with anger. The humble closing prayer sought God, who can never reject his people forever, to be faithful in restoring them (cf. Jer. 31:35–37; 33:25–26). In fact, their godly sorrow over sin was the beginning of that restoration, which would be completed