Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
The speedy death by the sword is better than the lingering death by famine.
pine away—literally, "flow out"; referring to the flow of blood. This expression, and "stricken through," are drawn from death by "the sword."
want of . . . fruits—The words in italics have to be supplied in the original (Genesis 18:28; Psalms 109:24).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Lamentations 4:9:
2 Kings 25:3
Isaiah 22:2
Jeremiah 48:45
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