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Lamentations 3:49

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief,

American Standard Version (1901)

Mine eye poureth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,

Bible in Basic English

My eyes are streaming without stopping, they have no rest,

Douay-Rheims 1899

Ain. My eye is afflicted, and hath not been quiet, because there was no rest:

Free Bible Version

My eyes overflow with tears all the time. They won't stop

Geneva Bible 1599

Mine eye droppeth without stay and ceaseth not,

King James (Authorized) Version

Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,

Translation for Translators

My tears continually flow; they will not stop

Unlocked Literal Bible

My eyes will shed tears without ceasing, without relief,

Noah Webster Bible

My eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,

World English Bible

My eye pours down and doesn’t cease, without any intermission,

Young's Literal Translation

Mine eye is poured out, And doth not cease without intermission,

Context

God’s Justice

⁴⁸Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people. ⁴⁹My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief, ⁵⁰until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.

Summary

In Lamentations 3:49, the prophet Jeremiah cries out to God on behalf of the people, acknowledging the suffering and devastation they are experiencing. This verse reflects the deep anguish and sorrow felt by the Israelites due to their sins and the resulting consequences. Jeremiah's plea for God to remember and consider their affliction demonstrates a sense of desperation and a plea for mercy and compassion. It serves as a reminder of the importance of turning to God in times of distress and seeking His forgiveness and restoration. Ultimately, Lamentations 3:49 highlights the need for repentance and reliance on God's grace in the face of adversity.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

נגּר means to be poured out, empty self; cf. Sa2 14:14; Mic 1:4. "And is not silent" = and rests not, i.e., incessantly; cf. Jer 14:17. מאין הפגות does not mean, eo quod non sint intermissiones miseriarum vel fletus (C. B. Michaelis and Rosenmller, following the Chaldee), but "so that there is no intermission or drying up." As to הפגות, which means the same as פּוּגה, see on Lam 2:18. "Until the Lord look down from heaven and examine," in order to put an end to the distress, or to take compassion on His people. On ישׁקיף, cf. Psa 14:2; Psa 102:20.

Lamentations 3:49

God’s Justice

⁴⁸Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people. ⁴⁹My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief, ⁵⁰until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.

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Berean Standard Bible

My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief,

American Standard Version (1901)

Mine eye poureth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,

Bible in Basic English

My eyes are streaming without stopping, they have no rest,

Douay-Rheims 1899

Ain. My eye is afflicted, and hath not been quiet, because there was no rest:

Free Bible Version

My eyes overflow with tears all the time. They won't stop

Geneva Bible 1599

Mine eye droppeth without stay and ceaseth not,

King James (Authorized) Version

Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,

Translation for Translators

My tears continually flow; they will not stop

Unlocked Literal Bible

My eyes will shed tears without ceasing, without relief,

Noah Webster Bible

My eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,

World English Bible

My eye pours down and doesn’t cease, without any intermission,

Young's Literal Translation

Mine eye is poured out, And doth not cease without intermission,