Lamentations

Lamentations 3:48–51

⁴⁸Streams of tears flow from my eyes

over the destruction of the daughter of my people.

⁴⁹My eyes overflow unceasingly,

without relief,

⁵⁰until the LORD

looks down from heaven and sees.

⁵¹My eyes bring grief to my soul

because of all the daughters of my city.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

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.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
looks down	יַשְׁקִ֣יף	yaš·qîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8259 overhang, look out and down
from heaven	מִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	miš·šā·mā·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and sees	וְיֵ֔רֶא	wə·yê·re	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7200 see

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My eyes	עֵינִי֙	‘ê·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5869 eye
bring grief	עֽוֹלְלָ֣ה	‘ō·wl·lāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5953 act severely
to my soul	לְנַפְשִׁ֔י	lə·nap̄·šî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
because of all	מִכֹּ֖ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the daughters	בְּנ֥וֹת	bə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of my city	עִירִֽי׃ס	‘î·rî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5892 excitement