Lamentations 3:48
With streams of water, mine eye runneth down, over the grievous injury of the daughter of my people.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
In Context
47Terror and a pit, have befallen us, tumult and grievous injury;
49Mine eye, poureth itself out and ceaseth not, without relief;
Cross References
Psalms 137:1By the rivers of Babylon, there, we sat down, yea we wept—when we remembered Zion:
Jeremiah 9:1Oh that my head were waters, And mine eyes a fountain of tears,—That I might weep day and night, For the slain of the daughter of my people!
Jeremiah 13:17But if ye will not hear it, In secret places, shall my soul weep Because of the pride, And mine eye, shall flow over, and run down with tears, Because captive hath been taken the flock of Yahweh.
Lamentations 1:16For these things, am, I, weeping, Mine eye, mine eye, is running down with waters, for, far from me, is any who could comfort, could bring back my life,—My sons are amazed, for strong is the foe.
Lamentations 2:18Their heart, hath made outcry, unto My Lord,—O wall of the daughter of Zion—Let tears run down as a torrent day and night, Do not give thyself relief, Let not the weeping of thine eye cease!
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 →