Lamentaciones 4:16

16 El Señor
mismo los dispersó,
y ya no los ayuda.
La gente no tiene respeto por los sacerdotes
y ya no honra a los líderes.

Lamentaciones 4:16 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 4:16

The anger of the Lord hath divided them
Or, "the face of the Lord" ^F6; the anger that appeared in his face, in the dispensation of his providence, removed them out of their own land, and dispersed them among several countries and nations of the world, and as they now are: these are not the words of the Heathens continued, but of the prophet: he will no more regard them;
or, "he will not add to look on them" ^F7, with a look of love, but continue his anger and resentment: they respect not the persons of the priests, they favour not the
elders;
which is to be considered either as the sin of the false prophets and priests before described, which was the cause of their punishment; that they east great contempt on the true prophets of the Lord, as Jeremiah and others, and showed no regard to the elders of the people, or those godly magistrates; who would have corrected and restrained them: or else this is said of the nations among whom they were dispersed, as the Targum; who would pay no respect to their characters as priests, or show any pity to them on account of their age.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (hwhy ynp) "facies Domini", V. L. Montanus, Piscator.
F7 (Mjybhl Pyowy) "non addet aspicere eos", Montanus.

Lamentaciones 4:16 In-Context

14 Vagaban a ciegas
por las calles,
tan contaminados por la sangre
que nadie se atrevía a tocarlos.

15 «¡Apártense! —les gritaba la gente—,
¡ustedes están contaminados! ¡No nos toquen!».
Así que huyeron a tierras distantes
y deambularon entre naciones extranjeras,
pero nadie les permitió quedarse.

16 El Señor
mismo los dispersó,
y ya no los ayuda.
La gente no tiene respeto por los sacerdotes
y ya no honra a los líderes.

17 En vano esperamos que nuestros aliados
vinieran a salvarnos,
pero buscábamos socorro en naciones
que no podían ayudarnos.

18 Era imposible andar por las calles
sin poner en peligro la vida.
Se acercaba nuestro fin; nuestros días estaban contados.
¡Estábamos condenados!