Lam 5:6, Eze 17:18 | JFB | STEP | 6. given . . . hand to —in token of submission (see on ). to . . . Egyptians —at the death of Josiah ( ). Assyrians —that is, the Chaldeans who occupied the empire which Assyria had held. So . to be satisfied with bread

Lamentations 5:6

6. given . . . hand to—in token of submission (see on Jer 50:15).

to . . . Egyptians—at the death of Josiah (2Ch 36:3, 4).

Assyrians—that is, the Chaldeans who occupied the empire which Assyria had held. So Jer 2:18.

to be satisfied with bread— (De 28:48).

Ezekiel 17:18

18. given his hand—in ratification of the oath (2Ki 10:15; Ezr 10:19), and also in token of subjection to Nebuchadnezzar (1Ch 29:24, Margin; 2Ch 30:8, Margin; La 5:6).