so I say, “My endurance has perished; so has my hope from the LORD.”
The Prophet nearly despairs here, and rightly so; when faith fails, hope dies with it. He speaks not from sudden passion but from fixed conviction: he is fully persuaded God has forsaken him. Yet mark, he sets before us this very infirmity so that the faithful, recognizing themselves in it, will be drawn to seek God.
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God is angry with His own people, yet it comes as a rod to correct, not a sword to destroy. Walk in darkness though we may, we must not quarrel with affliction, for His anger is just and His chastening, though grievous now, mixed with mercy.
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Commenting on Lamentations 3:1-20
The Prophet speaks the language of utter despondency: he looks upon himself as a dead man. His natural strength is exhausted, and he has no hope of divine favor or deliverance. These are the words of one who has forgotten that in the Lord alone is everlasting strength, and He is the hope of His people.
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