Fear and a snare is come upon us,.... Or, "fear and a pit" ; the fear of failing into the pit of ruin and destruction, on the brink of which they saw themselves; or fear seized us, and caused us to flee; and a snare or pit was prepared for us to fall into; so that there was no escaping hence:desolation and destruction; desolation or devastation of their land; and destruction of their city and temple; and of multitudes of them by the sword, famine, and pestilence; and the rest carried into captivity, excepting a few left desolate in the land.
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Lamentations 3:47
Lamentations 3:47
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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