Lamentations

Lamentations 3:48–49

⁴⁸Streams of tears flow from my eyes

over the destruction of the daughter of my people.

⁴⁹My eyes overflow unceasingly,

without relief,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Streams	פַּלְגֵי־	pal·ḡê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6388 channel
of tears	מַ֙יִם֙	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
flow	תֵּרַ֣ד	tê·raḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
from my eyes	עֵינִ֔י	‘ê·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5869 eye
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the destruction	שֶׁ֖בֶר	še·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
of the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of my people	עַמִּֽי׃ס	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My eyes	עֵינִ֧י	‘ê·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5869 eye
overflow	נִגְּרָ֛ה	nig·gə·rāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5064 pour, flow, run
unceasingly	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
without	מֵאֵ֥ין	mê·’ên	Preposition-m; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
relief	הֲפֻגֽוֹת׃	hă·p̄u·ḡō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2014 id.

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Lamentations 3:48 Lamentations 2:11 · Jeremiah 9:18 · Jeremiah 9:1 · Lamentations 1:16 · Psalm 119:136 · Romans 9:1–3 · Jeremiah 13:17 · Lamentations 2:18 · Jeremiah 4:19

Lamentations 3:49 Jeremiah 14:17 · Psalm 77:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.