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No one is near to comfort me, no one to restore my spirit. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/lamentations/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> “For all these things I weep; tears flow down my cheeks. No one is here to comfort me; any who might encourage me are far away. My children have no future, for the enemy has conquered us.” <a href="/esv/lamentations/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> “For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears; for a comforter is far from me, one to revive my spirit; my children are desolate, for the enemy has prevailed.” <a href="/bsb/lamentations/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed. <a href="/kjv/lamentations/1.htm">King James Bible</a> For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed. <a href="/nkjv/lamentations/1.htm">New King James Version</a> “For these things I weep; My eye, my eye overflows with water; Because the comforter, who should restore my life, Is far from me. My children are desolate Because the enemy prevailed.” <a href="/nasb_/lamentations/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “For these things I weep; My eyes run down with water; Because far from me is a comforter, One to restore my soul. My children are desolate Because the enemy has prevailed.” <a href="/nasb/lamentations/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For these things I weep; My eyes run down with water; Because far from me is a comforter, One who restores my soul. My children are desolate Because the enemy has prevailed.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/lamentations/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For these things I weep; My eyes run down with water; Because far from me is a comforter, One who restores my soul; My children are desolate Because the enemy has prevailed.” <a href="/lsb/lamentations/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For these things I am weeping; My eyes run down with water; Because far from me is a comforter, One who restores my soul. My children are desolate Because the enemy has prevailed.” <a href="/amp/lamentations/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “I weep for these things; My eyes overflow with tears, Because a comforter, One who could restore my soul, is far away from me. My children are desolate and perishing, For the enemy has prevailed.” <a href="/csb/lamentations/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I weep because of these things; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to keep me alive. My children are desolate because the enemy has prevailed. <a href="/hcsb/lamentations/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I weep because of these things; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to keep me alive. My children are desolate because the enemy has prevailed. <a href="/asv/lamentations/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; Because the comforter that should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed. <a href="/cev/lamentations/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Because of this, I mourn, and tears flood my eyes. No one is here to comfort or to encourage me; we have lost the war--my people are suffering. <a href="/erv/lamentations/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; because the comforter that should refresh my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed. <a href="/gwt/lamentations/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I'm crying because of [all] these things. My eyes-my eyes flow with tears. No one can give me the comfort I need to keep me alive. Everyone is too far away from me. My children are devastated because my enemies have won." <a href="/gnt/lamentations/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> "That is why my eyes are overflowing with tears. No one can comfort me; no one can give me courage. The enemy has conquered me; my people have nothing left. <a href="/isv/lamentations/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Because of all this, I weep; my eyes stream with tears because far from me is the comforter of my soul. My children are sorrowful, because the enemy has won. <a href="/msb/lamentations/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed. <a href="/net/lamentations/1.htm">NET Bible</a> I weep because of these things; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one in sight who can comfort me or encourage me. My children are desolated because an enemy has prevailed. <a href="/nheb/lamentations/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears; because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me. My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed. <a href="/wbt/lamentations/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed. <a href="/web/lamentations/1.htm">World English Bible</a> “For these things I weep. My eye, my eye runs down with water, because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me. My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/lamentations/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For these I am weeping, "" My eye, my eye, is running down with waters, "" For a comforter has been far from me, "" Refreshing my soul, "" My sons have been desolate, "" For mighty has been an enemy. <a href="/ylt/lamentations/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For these I am weeping, My eye, my eye, is running down with waters, For, far from me hath been a comforter, Refreshing my soul, My sons have been desolate, For mighty hath been an enemy. <a href="/slt/lamentations/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For these I weep; mine eye, mine eye will go down with water, for he comforting turning back my soul, removed far off from me: my sons were desolations, for the enemy prevailed.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/lamentations/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Ain. Therefore do I weep, and my eyes run down with water: because the comforter, the relief of my soul, is far from me: my children are desolate because the enemy hath prevailed. <a href="/cpdv/lamentations/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> AIN. For this I weep, and my eyes bring forth water. For the consoler has been far away from me, changing my soul. My sons have become lost, because the enemy has prevailed. <a href="/nabre/lamentations/1.htm">New American Bible</a> For these things I weep—My eyes! My eyes! They stream with tears! How far from me is anyone to comfort, anyone to restore my life. My children are desolate; the enemy has prevailed.” <a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears; for a comforter is far from me, one to revive my courage; my children are desolate, for the enemy has prevailed.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For these things I weep; my eyes run down with tears, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me; my children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed. <a href="/hpbt/lamentations/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Ayin For these things I weep and my eyes run down with waters because the Comforter restoring my soul is far from me. My children have become sycamores, because the enemy has prevailed <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/lamentations/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For these things I weep; Mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; Because the comforter is far from me, Even he that should refresh my soul; My children are desolate, Because the enemy hath prevailed.' <a href="/sep/lamentations/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> AIN. Mine eye has poured out water, because he that should comfort me, that should restore my soul, has been removed far from me: my sons have been destroyed, because the enemy has prevailed. <a href="/parallel/lamentations/1-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=226" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/lamentations/1.htm">How Lonely Lies the City</a> …15The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors. Like grapes in a winepress, the Lord has trampled the Virgin Daughter of Judah. 16<a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these things</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm" title="1058: ḇō·w·ḵî·yāh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To weep, bewail. A primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan.">weep;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">my eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yō·rə·ḏāh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To come or go down, descend. ">flow</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">with tears.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7368.htm" title="7368: rā·ḥaq (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be or become far or distant. A primitive root; to widen, i.e. recede or remove.">there is no one nearby</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: mə·na·ḥêm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">to comfort me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: mê·šîḇ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">no one to revive</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my soul.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">My children</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">are</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: šō·w·mê·mîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">destitute</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·w·yêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">the enemy</a> <a href="/hebrew/1396.htm" title="1396: ḡā·ḇar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be strong, mighty. A primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently.">has prevailed.</a> 17Zion stretches out her hands, but there is no one to comfort her. The LORD has decreed against Jacob that his neighbors become his foes. Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah 9:1</a> Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people. <a href="/jeremiah/14-17.htm">Jeremiah 14:17</a> You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound. <a href="/isaiah/22-4.htm">Isaiah 22:4</a> Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.” <a href="/jeremiah/13-17.htm">Jeremiah 13:17</a> But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive. <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Isaiah 15:5</a> My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim. <a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19</a> My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle. <a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Jeremiah 8:18</a> My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me. <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Isaiah 16:9</a> So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest. <a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Jeremiah 31:15</a> This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16-18</a> “Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. / Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.” / So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded. <a href="/psalms/119-136.htm">Psalm 119:136</a> My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed. <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/john/11-35.htm">John 11:35</a> Jesus wept. <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11</a> And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.I weep<a href="/lamentations/1-2.htm">Lamentations 1:2,9</a> She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies… <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11,18</a> Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city… <a href="/lamentations/3-48.htm">Lamentations 3:48,49</a> Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people… relieve.<a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Hosea 9:12</a> Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!my children<a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Lamentations 1:5,6</a> Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy… <a href="/lamentations/2-20.htm">Lamentations 2:20-22</a> Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? … <a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">Lamentations 4:2-10</a> The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-9.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-9.htm">Comforter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-13.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-12.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Far</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-44.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-2.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-13.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-11.htm">Refresh</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-11.htm">Relieve</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-11.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-8.htm">Restores</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-11.htm">Revive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Runneth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Runs</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-11.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-11.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-17.htm">Streaming</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-2.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Water</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-2.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Comforter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-14.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-11.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-17.htm">Far</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-48.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/daniel/11-10.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-9.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Refresh</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Relieve</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Restores</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Revive</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-48.htm">Runneth</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-48.htm">Runs</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-49.htm">Streaming</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-19.htm">Water</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 1</div>1. <a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">The miseries of Jerusalem and of the Jews lamented</a> 12. <a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">The attention of beholders demanded to this unprecedented case</a> 18. <a href="/lamentations/1-18.htm">The justice of God acknowledged, and his mercy supplicated.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/lamentations/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. The lamentation begins with a profound expression of sorrow. The speaker, traditionally understood to be the prophet Jeremiah, mourns the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of its people. This weeping is not just personal but represents the collective grief of the nation. In biblical context, tears are often a sign of deep distress and repentance (<a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Psalm 6:6</a>, <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41</a>). The imagery of flowing tears emphasizes the intensity of the sorrow, akin to the weeping of Rachel for her children (<a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Jeremiah 31:15</a>), which is later referenced in the New Testament (<a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Matthew 2:18</a>) as a type of the sorrow experienced at the massacre of the innocents.For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. The absence of comforters highlights the isolation and abandonment felt by the people of Jerusalem. In ancient Near Eastern culture, communal support during times of mourning was crucial, yet here, the city finds itself alone. This lack of comfort is a recurring theme in Lamentations (<a href="/lamentations/1-2.htm">Lamentations 1:2, 1</a>:9, 1:17). The phrase "revive my soul" suggests a longing for restoration and hope, which is absent. This can be contrasted with the New Testament promise of the Holy Spirit as the Comforter (<a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16</a>), offering solace and renewal to believers.My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed. The term "children" can be understood both literally and metaphorically, referring to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The destitution signifies not only physical poverty but also spiritual desolation. Historically, the Babylonian conquest led to the destruction of the city and the exile of its people, fulfilling the warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8-11</a>). The prevailing enemy, Babylon, is a tool of divine judgment, yet also a symbol of worldly powers opposing God's people. This situation foreshadows the ultimate victory of Christ over sin and death, where the enemy's temporary triumph is overturned by the resurrection (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-54.htm">1 Corinthians 15:54-57</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> - Traditionally considered the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah is known as the "weeping prophet." He laments the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of its people. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> - The city that has been destroyed by the Babylonians, leading to the deep sorrow expressed in this verse. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_enemy.htm">The Enemy</a> - Refers to the Babylonians who have conquered Jerusalem, leading to the desolation and suffering of its inhabitants. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_children_of_jerusalem.htm">The Children of Jerusalem</a> - Symbolic of the future generation that is left desolate and without hope due to the prevailing enemy. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_comforter.htm">The Comforter</a> - The absence of a comforter highlights the depth of despair and isolation felt by the speaker.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_depth_of_sorrow.htm">The Depth of Sorrow</a> This verse captures the profound grief and loss experienced by those who have faced devastation. It is a reminder of the reality of suffering in a fallen world. <a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_comfort.htm">The Need for Comfort</a> The absence of a comforter in this verse highlights the human need for consolation and support, pointing to God as the ultimate source of comfort. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> The desolation described is a result of the people's disobedience and turning away from God, serving as a warning of the consequences of sin. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_desolation.htm">Hope in Desolation</a> While the immediate context is one of despair, the broader biblical account offers hope and restoration through God's promises. <a href="/topical/e/empathy_and_support.htm">Empathy and Support</a> As believers, we are called to be present and offer comfort to those who are suffering, reflecting God's love and compassion.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 1</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_schizophrenia.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on schizophrenia?</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_24_24-27_conflict_with_mourning.htm">Does the command to remain silent in Ezekiel 24:24-27 conflict with other biblical instructions on mourning or expressions of grief?</a> <a href="/q/why_couldn't_ezekiel_mourn_his_wife.htm">Why would God forbid Ezekiel from mourning his wife's death (Ezekiel 24:15-18), and how does this command reconcile with the Bible's portrayal of divine compassion?</a> <a href="/q/is_jeremiah_9_4's_claim_realistic_or_exaggerated.htm">In Jeremiah 9:4, is the sweeping claim that brothers deceive each other founded on real social conditions or an exaggerated portrayal?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) For these things . . .--The unparalleled misery finds vent in a flood of bitterest tears. We note the emphasis of iteration in "mine eye, mine eye." On "relieve," see Note on <a href="/lamentations/1-11.htm" title="All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.">Lamentations 1:11</a>; and on "desolate," see Note on <a href="/lamentations/1-13.htm" title="From above has he sent fire into my bones, and it prevails against them: he has spread a net for my feet, he has turned me back: he has made me desolate and faint all the day.">Lamentations 1:13</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - For these things, etc. After the reflections of vers. 13-15, the poet gives vent anew to his bitter grief. Mine eye, mine eye. A repetition quite in Jeremiah's manner; comp. <a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Jeremiah 6:14</a> (repeated Jeremiah 8:11); Jeremiah 22:29; 23:25. The Septuagint and Vulgate, however, have "mine eye" only once. Relieve my soul (see on ver. 11). <a href="/commentaries/lamentations/1-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against these things אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I weep; בוֹכִיָּ֗ה (ḇō·w·ḵî·yāh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1058.htm">Strong's 1058: </a> To weep, to bemoan my eyes עֵינִ֤י ׀ (‘ê·nî) Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain flow יֹ֣רְדָה (yō·rə·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend with tears. מַּ֔יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction there is no one nearby רָחַ֥ק (rā·ḥaq) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7368.htm">Strong's 7368: </a> To be or become far or distant to comfort me, מְנַחֵ֖ם (mə·na·ḥêm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge no one to revive מֵשִׁ֣יב (mê·šîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again my soul. נַפְשִׁ֑י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion My children בָנַי֙ (ḇā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son are הָי֤וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be destitute שֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔ים (šō·w·mê·mîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> To stun, devastate, stupefy because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the enemy אוֹיֵֽב׃ (’ō·w·yêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> Hating, an adversary has prevailed. גָבַ֖ר (ḡā·ḇar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1396.htm">Strong's 1396: </a> To be strong, to prevail, act insolently <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/1-16.htm">Lamentations 1:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/lamentations/1-16.htm">Lamentations 1:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/lamentations/1-16.htm">Lamentations 1:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/lamentations/1-16.htm">Lamentations 1:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/lamentations/1-16.htm">Lamentations 1:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/1-16.htm">Lamentations 1:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/1-16.htm">Lamentations 1:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/1-16.htm">Lamentations 1:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/1-16.htm">Lamentations 1:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/lamentations/1-16.htm">Lamentations 1:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-16.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 1:16 For these things I weep (Lam. 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