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Lamentations 3:49
My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker laments the destruction of Jerusalem, describing a continuous flow of tears that persists until God looks down from heaven to see.
The words — The Hebrew עֵינִי ('eini) and נִגְרָה (nigrah) literally mean "my eyes" and "it has poured itself," while וְלֹא תִדְמֶה מֵאֵין הֲפֻגוֹת (ve'lo tidmeh me'eyn haphugot) translates to "and it will not cease from stoppers," denoting an unrelenting outpouring.
The thread — This image of ceaseless weeping over national catastrophe appears in Jeremiah 14:17 and Lamentations 1:16, while the motif of unceasing distress in trouble parallels Psalms 77:2.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of profound, unmediated grief that persists without pause until divine attention intervenes. It asks the reader to confront unrelenting sorrow without offering immediate comfort or resolution.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 14:17 You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.
- Psalms 77:2 In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
- Lamentations 1:16 For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.