“He calls her a widow because she was without the divine care, alone and desolate—clearly she who is now alone. Or, furthermore, the only one to have had the divine temple. Or the only one to have been encircled by the Assyrians but not conquered, because in fact "the Lord tried me harshly but did not give me over to d…”
Olympiodorus of Alexandria, 6th c. — FRAGMENTS ON BARUCH 4:12
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12Let no man rejoice over me, a widow, and forsaken of many, who for the sins of my children am left desolate; because they departed from the law of God.
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10For I saw the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting brought upon them.
11With joy did I nourish them; but sent them away with weeping and mourning.
— Baruch 4:12 —
13They knew not his statutes, nor walked in the ways of his commandments, nor trod in the paths of discipline in his righteousness.
14Let them that dwell about Sion come, and remember ye the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting hath brought upon them.