Lam 1:19 | TNotes | STEP | 1:19 I begged my allies: Egypt had a great deal of interest in Judah because Judah controlled the only good route to the north. However, Egypt turned her back on Judah when Babylon attacked Jerusalem (Jer 37:5-11 ). • When there was little rain in the fall and spring in Palestine, a summer without rain could destroy crops and cause a food shortage. The food supply also ran out under the prolonged siege of a city (Jan 588–July 586 BC ), and many people starved to death (2 Kgs 25:2-3 ; cp. Jer 37:21 ).

bJer 37:5-11►

c2 Kgs 25:2-3►

dJer 37:21►

‏ Lamentations 1:19

1:19 ^a I begged my allies: Egypt had a great deal of interest in Judah because Judah controlled the only good route to the north. However, Egypt turned her back on Judah when Babylon attacked Jerusalem (Jer 37:5-11 ^b).

• When there was little rain in the fall and spring in Palestine, a summer without rain could destroy crops and cause a food shortage. The food supply also ran out under the prolonged siege of a city (Jan 588–July 586 BC), and many people starved to death (2 Kgs 25:2-3 ^c; cp. Jer 37:21 ^d).