Lamentations 3:49

Modern

My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief,

Traditional

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

Literal

My eye pours forth, and it does not cease—without numbing—

Latin

Oculus meus afflictus est, nec tacuit, eo quod non esset requies.

Hebrew

English

My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief,

The author emphasizes how cruel the enemies are and cries out to the Lord for help.

In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:1–20, 48–54). In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:21–25). He explains how God’s people should respond (Lamentations 3:26–47). Finally, he calls out to the Lord in prayer (Lamentations 3:55–66).

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.
Psalm 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.