耶利米哀歌 3:16

16 他 又 用 沙 石 磣 斷 我 的 牙 ， 用 灰 塵 將 我 蒙 蔽 。

耶利米哀歌 3:16 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:16

He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones
With gritty bread, such as is made of corn ground with new millstones, the grit of which mixes with the flour; or with stony bread, as Seneca ^F14 calls a benefit troublesome to others; with bread that has little stones mixed with it, by eating of which the teeth are broken, as Jarchi observes: the phrase signifies afflictions and troubles, which are very grievous and disagreeable, like gravel in the mouth, as sin in its effects often proves, ( Proverbs 20:17 ) ; he hath covered me with ashes;
as mourners used to be; the word rendered "covered" is only used in this place. Aben Ezra renders it, "he hath defiled me"; and Jarchi and Ben Melech, from the Misnah, "he hath pressed me", without measure; see ( Luke 6:38 ) ; and so the Targum,

``he hath humbled me:''

but the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, render it, "he hath fed me with ashes"; which version is defended by Castel ^F15 and Noldius ^F16, and best agrees with the preceding clause; the sense is the same with ( Psalms 102:9 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 "Pane lapidoso", Seneca De Beneficiis, l. 7.
F15 Lexic. Polyglott, col. 1791.
F16 Concordant. Ebr. Part. p. 168. No. 763.

耶利米哀歌 3:16 In-Context

14 我 成 了 眾 民 的 笑 話 ； 他 們 終 日 以 我 為 歌 曲 。

15 他 用 苦 楚 充 滿 我 ， 使 我 飽 用 茵 蔯 。

16 他 又 用 沙 石 磣 斷 我 的 牙 ， 用 灰 塵 將 我 蒙 蔽 。

17 你 使 我 遠 離 平 安 ， 我 忘 記 好 處 。

18 我 就 說 ： 我 的 力 量 衰 敗 ； 我 在 耶 和 華 那 裡 毫 無 指 望 ！