Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
women eat . . . fruit—as threatened (Leviticus 26:29; Deuteronomy 28:53, Deuteronomy 28:56-57; Jeremiah 19:9).
children . . . span long—or else, "children whom they carry in their arms" [MAURER].
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Lamentations 2:20:
2 Kings 25:3
Lamentations 4:3
Lamentations 4:10
Ezekiel 5:10
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