Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lamentations 3:51 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Lamentations 3:51 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 3 verse 51 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city. mine heart: Heb. my soul because: or, more than all”
Lamentations 3:51 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 3:51
Mine eye affecteth mine heart (עֵינִי עוֹלְלָה לְנַפְשִׁי, eini olelah lenafshi)—'Affecteth' (alal) means to deal severely with, to cause pain. The eye's witnessing causes soul-deep anguish. Because of all the daughters of my city (מִכֹּל בְּנוֹת עִירִי, mikol benot iri)—'daughters' likely refers to women and children of Jerusalem, though could mean surrounding villages (daughter-towns). The specificity of 'all' emphasizes comprehensive grief—not one family spared. This verse reveals the prophet's pastoral heart: leadership that genuinely suffers with those under their care, not merely dispens...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:51
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“he saw the city and wept over it”
“in the siege and in the distress”
“The virgins in the cities of Judah.”
“[and] not pitied.”
“their wives”
“then”
“Behold”
“behold”
“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”
“and see my sorrow: My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.”