耶利米哀歌 4:6

6 都 因 我 众 民 的 罪 孽 比 所 多 玛 的 罪 还 大 ； 所 多 玛 虽 然 无 人 加 手 於 他 ， 还 是 转 眼 之 间 被 倾 覆 。

耶利米哀歌 4:6 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 4:6

For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my
people
In the long siege of their city, and the evils that attended it, especially the sore famine: is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom;
which was destroyed at once by fire from heaven: or it may be rendered, "the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom" ^F16; though the men of Sodom were great sinners, the Jews were greater, their sins being more aggravated; to this agrees the Targum, which renders the word "sin", and paraphrases the words following thus,

``and there dwelt not in her prophets to prophesy unto her, and turn her by repentance;''

as the Jews had, and therefore their sin was the greater; both senses are true, and the one is the foundation of the other; but the first seems best to agree with what follows: that was overthrown as in a moment;
by a shower of fire from heaven, which consumed it at once; whereas the destruction of Jerusalem was a lingering one, through a long and tedious siege; the inhabitants were gradually wasted and consumed by famine, pestilence, and sword, and so their punishment greater than Sodom's: and no hand stayed on her;
that is, on Sodom; the hand of God was immediately upon her, and dispatched her at once, but not the hands of men; as the hands of the Chaldeans were upon the Jews, afflicting and distressing them a long time, which made their ease the worse.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (tajxm) ----(Nwe ldgyw) "et ingens fuit iniquitas--prae peccato", Montanus; "et major extitit pravitas--prae peccato", Cocceius. So V. L.

耶利米哀歌 4:6 In-Context

4 吃 奶 孩 子 的 舌 头 因 乾 渴 贴 住 上 膛 ； 孩 童 求 饼 ， 无 人 擘 给 他 们 。

5 素 来 吃 美 好 食 物 的 ， 现 今 在 街 上 变 为 孤 寒 ； 素 来 卧 朱 红 褥 子 的 ， 现 今 躺 卧 粪 堆 。

6 都 因 我 众 民 的 罪 孽 比 所 多 玛 的 罪 还 大 ； 所 多 玛 虽 然 无 人 加 手 於 他 ， 还 是 转 眼 之 间 被 倾 覆 。

7 锡 安 的 贵 胄 素 来 比 雪 纯 净 ， 比 奶 更 白 ； 他 们 的 身 体 比 红 宝 玉 （ 或 译 ： 珊 瑚 ） 更 红 ， 像 光 润 的 蓝 宝 石 一 样 。

8 现 在 他 们 的 面 貌 比 煤 炭 更 黑 ， 以 致 在 街 上 无 人 认 识 ； 他 们 的 皮 肤 紧 贴 骨 头 ， 枯 乾 如 同 槁 木 。