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Lamentations 3:48–51

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48“Streams of tears run down from my eyes 

over the ruin of my dear people. 

49My eyes will keep flowing without stopping for a moment 

50until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees. 

51What I see with my eyes disturbs me deeply 

because of all the young women in my city. 

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

my eyes flow with rivers of tears

because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

“My eyes will flow without ceasing,

without respite,

until the Lord from heaven

looks down and sees;

my eyes cause me grief

at the fate of all the daughters of my city.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Streams of tears flow from my eyes

because my people are destroyed.

My eyes will flow unceasingly,

without relief,

until the Lord looks down

from heaven and sees.

What I see brings grief to my soul

because of all the women of my city.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

My eyes flow with streams of tears

because of the destruction of my dear people.

My eyes overflow unceasingly,

without end,

until the Lord looks down

from heaven and sees.

My eyes bring me grief

because of the fate of all the women in my city.

NLTNew Living Translation

Tears stream from my eyes

because of the destruction of my people!

My tears flow endlessly;

they will not stop

until the Lord looks down

from heaven and sees.

My heart is breaking

over the fate of all the women of Jerusalem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Channels of water run down my eyes

because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

My eyes have poured down unceasingly

without respite,

until Yahweh looks down

and sees from heaven.

My eyes inflict my soul

because of all the daughters of my city.

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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

Till the Lord look down, and behold from heaven.

Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.