Our necks are under persecution. Persecution is here compared to a yoke. But this rendering and explanation hardly suit the phrase, which rather means, "We are pursued close upon our necks." The harassing conduct of the Babylonian conquerors is compared to the pursuit of a foe fast gaining upon a fugitive.
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Lamentations 5:5
Lamentations 5:5
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain
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