Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
breath . . . anointed of . . . Lord—our king, with whose life ours was bound up. The original reference seems to have been to Josiah (II Chronicles 35:25), killed in battle with Pharaoh-necho; but the language is here applied to Zedekiah, who, though worthless, was still lineal representative of David, and type of Messiah, the "Anointed." Viewed personally the language is too favorable to apply to him.
live among the heathen—Under him we hoped to live securely, even in spite of the surrounding heathen nations [GROTIUS].
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Lamentations 4:20:
Ezekiel 12:12
Ezekiel 31:17
Daniel 4:12
Micah 4:9
Habakkuk 3:13
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