6. greater than . . . Sodom — ( Matthew 11:23 ). No prophets had been sent to Sodom, as there had been to Judea; therefore the punishment of the latter was heavier than that of the former. overthrown . . . in a moment —whereas the Jews had to endure the protracted and manifold hardships of a siege. no hands stayed on her —No hostile force, as the Chaldeans in the case of Jerusalem, continually pressed on her before her overthrow. Jeremiah thus shows the greater severity of Jerusalem's punishment than that of Sodom. Zain. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-7" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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pericope/per-lam-4-001
절 (explains)
Source
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