Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Zion, as the holy city, is the symbol of the religious life of the people, just as Judah in the previous verse represents their national life. The "virgins" took a prominent part in all religious festivals Jeremiah 31:13; Exodus 15:20.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Lamentations 1:4:
Psalms 102:13
Isaiah 60:15
Lamentations 3:48-51
Zephaniah 3:18
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