Lamentations 3:48

48 Streams of tears flow from my eyes because my people are destroyed.

Lamentations 3:48 in Other Translations

48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

48 my eyes flow with rivers of tears because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

48 Tears stream from my eyes because of the destruction of my people!

48 Rivers of tears pour from my eyes at the smashup of my dear people.

48 Mine eye runneth down with streams of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

48 "Streams of tears run down from my eyes over the ruin of my dear people.

48 My eyes flow with streams of tears because of the destruction of my dear people.

48 Streams of tears flow from my eyes. That's because my people are destroyed.

Lamentations 3:48 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:48

Mine eye runneth down with rivers of waters
Denoting the greatness of his grief and trouble at the afflictions of his people, and the vast profusion of tears on that account. Here the prophet speaks in his own person, expressing the anguish of his soul he felt, and the floods of tears he shed: for the destruction of the daughter of my people;
for those that were slain of them, or carried captive; see ( Jeremiah 9:1 ) ( Psalms 119:136 ) . The Targum is,

``for the destruction of the congregation of my people.''

Lamentations 3:48 In-Context

46 “All our enemies have opened their mouths wide against us.

47 We have suffered terror and pitfalls, ruin and destruction.”

48 Streams of tears flow from my eyes because my people are destroyed.

49 My eyes will flow unceasingly, without relief,

50 until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 119:136
• 2. S Jeremiah 9:1,18; Lamentations 1:16
• 3. Lamentations 2:11