Darby Translation NotesLamentations 5

1:1 (a-0) In chs. 1 and 2 the initial letter of each verse, consisting of three parts or lines, follows the alphabetical order.

5:6 Asshur, (c-10) i.e. the Assyrians.

5:8 deliverer (d-8) Lit. 'none that rendeth away.' see Ps. 136.24.

5:10 gloweth (e-3) * Or 'fiery red,' as 'burned,' Gen. 43.30; 'yearned,' 1Kings 3.26; 'kindled,' Hos. 11.8.

5:12 elders (f-11) Or 'the aged,' as ch. 4.16.

5:14 music. (a-13) * Neginoth, 'stringed instruments,' as Title, Ps 4, 6, 54, 55, 61, 67, 76. The verb is, 'to strike the strings:' Isa. 38.20; Lam. 3.14; Hab. 3.19.

5:19 dwellest (b-3) Or 'sittest.' see Ps. 80.1.