Lam 2:15, Nah 3:19 | JFB | STEP | 15. clap . . . hands —in derision ( ). wag . . . head — ( ). perfection of beauty . . . joy of . . . earth — ( ). The Jews' enemies quote their very words in scorn. Pe.

Lamentations 2:15

15. clap . . . hands—in derision (Job 27:23; 34:37).

wag . . . head— (2Ki 19:21; Ps 44:14).

perfection of beauty . . . joy of . . . earth— (Ps 48:2; 50:2). The Jews' enemies quote their very words in scorn.

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Nahum 3:19

19. bruit—the report.

clap the hands—with joy at thy fall. The sole descendants of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians in the whole country are the Nestorian Christians, who speak a Chaldean language [LAYARD].

upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?—implying God's long forbearance, and the consequent enormity of Assyria's guilt, rendering her case one that admitted no hope of restoration.