1)
Why did he say "Shamanu"?
1.
Radak: Yirmeyah includes himself with Yisrael who are zealous for Hashem's word.
2)
What is "Shim'o"?
1.
Radak: It is the reputation of the nation mentioned.
3)
What do we learn from "Rafu Yadeinu"?
1.
Malbim: We did not do anything, due to despair.
4)
Were "Rafu Yadeinu Tzarah Hechezikasnu Chil ka'Yoledah" all at the same time?
1.
Malbim: No. Rafu Yadeinu when we heard, Tzarah Hechezikasnu at the time of the siege, and Chil ka'Yoledah when the city was breached. This is like a woman giving birth; the womb opened to expel the contents of her womb; then the king and all the soldiers fled.
