“Second, regarding the people's afflictions, their sins are exposed. "Thou hast wrapped thyself with anger and pursued us, slaying without pity." That is, first by diverse tribulations. And finally: "slaying without pity." For, Proverbs 6:34 claims: "For jealousy makes a man furious, and he will not spare when he takes…”
Thomas Aquinas, 13th c. — Commentary on Lamentations
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43Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
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41Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
42We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
— Lamentations 3:43 —
44Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
45Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.