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Lamentations 3:48 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Lamentations 3:48 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 3 verse 48 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
Lamentations 3:48 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 3:48
Intense grief expressed through tears: "Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people." The Hebrew palgei-mayim terad eini al-shever bat-ammi (פַּלְגֵי־מַיִם תֵּרַד עֵינִי עַל־שֶׁבֶר בַּת־עַמִּי) uses vivid imagery. Palgei-mayim (פַּלְגֵי־מַיִם) means "streams of water" or "rivulets"—not mere tears but torrents. The verb yarad (יָרַד, "go down, descend") suggests continuous, uncontrollable flow.The cause is "the destruction of the daughter of my people" (shever bat-ammi, שֶׁבֶר בַּת־עַמִּי). Shever (שֶׁבֶר) means breaking, fracture, ruin—the same t...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:48
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“my heart is troubled; My liver is poured on the earth”
“and take up a wailing for us”
“and my eyes a spring of tears”
“my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate”
“my soul shall weep in secret for [your] pride; and my eye shall weep sore”
“my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit”
“my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I can't hold my peace; because you have heard”
“let tears run down like a river day and night; Give yourself no respite; don't let the apple of your eye cease.”
“because they don't observe your law.”