Lamentations 3:48
Mine eye shall pour down torrents of water, 1 For the destruction of the daughter of my people. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
In Context
47Fear and wrath are come upon us, 1 Suspense and destruction. 1
49Mine eye is drowned with tears, 1 And I will not be silent, 1 So that there shall be no rest, 1
Cross References
Psalms 137:1A Psalm for David, of Haggai and Zechariah. 1 I will give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; 1 And I will sing psalms to thee before the angels; 1 For thou hast heard all the words of my mouth. 1
Jeremiah 9:1Who would give me a most distant lodge in the wilderness, that I might leave my people, and depart from them? for they all commit adultery, an assembly of treacherous men.
Jeremiah 13:17But if ye will not hearken, your soul shall weep in secret because of pride, and your eyes shall pour down tears, because the Lord’s flock is sorely bruised.
Lamentations 1:16Mine eye has poured out water, 1 Because he that should comfort me, 1 That should restore my soul, 1 Has been removed far from me: 1 My sons have been destroyed, 1 Because the enemy has prevailed. 1
Lamentations 2:18Their heart cried to the Lord, 1 Ye walls of Zion, 1 Pour down tears like torrents day and night: 1 Give thyself no rest; 1 Let not the apple of thine eyes cease. 1
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:43-55
Complaining to God. ( b. c. 588.) 42 We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned. 43 Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. 44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through. 45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. 47 Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction. 48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of… Read the whole commentary →