Lamentations 3:48

48 My ¹eyes run down with streams of water Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

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 against us.

47 Panic and pitfall have befallen us, Devastation and destruction;

48 My eyes run down with streams of water Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

49 My eyes pour down unceasingly , Without stopping,

50 Until the LORD looks down And sees from heaven.

Cross References

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

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "eye brings"