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Lamentations 4:20
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18 aThey1 tracked our steps
So that we could not walk in our streets.
bOur end was near;
Our days were over,
For our end had come. 
19 Our pursuers were aswifter
Than the eagles of the heavens.
They pursued us on the mountains
And lay in wait for us in the wilderness. 
20 The abreath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord,
bWas caught in their pits,
Of whom we said, “Under his shadow
We shall live among the nations.” 
21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of aEdom,
You who dwell in the land of Uz!
bThe cup shall also pass over to you
And you shall become drunk and make yourself naked. 
22 aThe punishment of your iniquity1 is accomplished,
O daughter of Zion;
He will no longer send you into captivity.
bHe will punish your iniquity,
O daughter of Edom;
He will uncover your sins! 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Lamentations 4:20

The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord - That is, Zedekiah the king, who was as the life or the city, was taken in his flight by the Chaldeans, and his eyes were put out; so that he was wholly unfit to perform any function of government; though they had fondly hoped that if they surrendered and should be led captives, yet they should be permitted to live under their own laws and king in the land of their bondage.


 
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