Lamentations 3:49

“My eye flows and does not cease, without respite,”

Lamentations 3:49 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Lamentations 3:49, word by word

My eyeעֵינִeni

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “eni” appears
flowsנִגְּרָהnigra

pour

To flow like water; weep much.

Where else “nigra” appears
ceaseתִדְמֶהtidme

be silent

To stop being heard or moving; to fall quiet or come to a stop.

Where else “tidme” appears
respiteהֲפֻגוֹתhafugot

respite, relief

A respite, a pause, relief.

Where else “hafugot” appears

The context

48My eye runs down with streams of water because of the shattering of the daughter of my people.

49 · This verse (above)

50until YHWH looks down and sees from the heavens.

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