Lamentations 3 · Verse 49

Lamentations 3:49

Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
Lamentations 3:49, King James Version

Lamentations 3:49 in other translations

BSBMy eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief,
WEBMy eye pours down and doesn’t cease, without any intermission,
ASVMine eye poureth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
YLTMine eye is poured out, And doth not cease without intermission,
DARBYMine eye poureth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
BBEMy eyes are streaming without stopping, they have no rest,
WebsterMy eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,

What does Lamentations 3:49 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Lamentations 3:49-51
49-51. without ... intermission--or else, "because there is no intermission" [Piscator], namely, of my miseries.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Lamentations 3:42-54

The more the prophet looked on the desolations, the more he was grieved. Here is one word of comfort. While they continued weeping, they continued waiting; and neither did nor would expect relief and succour from any but the Lord.

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Lamentations 3:49 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עֵינִ֧י'ei.Nieye myH5869
נִגְּרָ֛הni.ge.Rahit has poured itselfH5064
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
תִדְמֶ֖הtid.Mehit will ceaseH1820
מֵאֵ֥יןme.'Einfrom notH369
הֲפֻגֽוֹת\׃ha.fu.Gotstop<s>H2014

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Lamentations 3:49

  • Jeremiah 14:17

    Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.

  • Psalms 77:2

    In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

  • Lamentations 1:16

    For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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1:16; Ps 77:2; Jer 14:17

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Context

  • Lamentations 3:48

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

  • Lamentations 3:49

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

  • Lamentations 3:50

    Till the Lord look down, and behold from heaven.

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Lamentations 3:49 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mis ojos destilan, y no cesan, porque no hay alivio,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mon œil se fond en eau, il ne cesse pas et n’a point de relâche,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Mein Auge ergießt sich ruhelos und ohne Rast,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Oculus meus afflictus est, nec tacuit, eo quod non esset requies.