Lamentations 1:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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. For these things I weep - (Jeremiah 13:17; Jeremiah 14:17). Jerusalem is the speaker.

Mine eye, mine eye. So Lamentations 4:18, "our end ... our end:" Jeremiah often uses repetition for emphasis. [Pe (p)]

Lamentations 1:16

16 For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relievec my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.