Lamentations 3:48 Meaning and Explanation
“Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The poet weeps rivers of tears over the destruction of his people.
What Does Lamentations 3:48 Mean?
The voice returns to the poet's personal grief, and it pours out in tears: 'Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water.' Not drops but rivers, a flood of weeping for 'the destruction of the daughter of my people.' His sorrow is not detached commentary; he weeps as one who loves the people he laments.
This is the grief of a true shepherd, of one who feels his people's ruin as his own wound. The same heart that found hope in God's mercy still weeps rivers over the suffering of those it loves. Hope and tears coexist; the comfort of verse twenty-two does not dry the eyes but sustains the heart while it weeps. To grieve deeply over others' pain, even while trusting God, is part of what it means to love as God loves.
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What does Lamentations 3:48 mean?
The poet weeps rivers of tears over the destruction of his people.