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Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 5
John Calvin · scripture, bible-commentary
Lamentations 3:61
| Lamentations 3:61 | |
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| 61. Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their imaginations against me; | 61. Audivisti probra ipsorum, Jehova, omnes cogitationes eorum contra me. |
We see that this is a repetition, but for vengeances he now mentions reproaches And in this way he sought again to turn God to mercy; for when he brings no aid, he seems to close his eyes and to render his ears deaf; but when he attends to our evils, he then soon brings help. The Prophet, then, having said that God saw, now refers to hearing: he had heard their reproaches. Adopting a language not strictly proper, he adds, that he had heard their thoughts; though he speaks not only of their secret counsels, but also of all the wicked conspiracies by which his enemies had contrived to ruin him. He adds, —
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