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Selected Verse: Lamentations 1:16 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| La 1:16 |
King James |
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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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
(Jer 13:17; Jer 14:17). Jerusalem is the speaker.
mine eye, mine eye--so Lam 4:18, "our end . . . our end"; repetition for emphasis. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The comforter - God. |
18 They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
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.
17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD'S flock is carried away captive.