God’s Word Translation
Lamentations 3:50
50until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees.
Lamentations 3:50 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Till the Lord look down, and behold from heaven.
- New International Version (NIV)until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees.
- English Standard Version (ESV)until the Lord from heaven looks down and sees;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Till the Lord from heaven Looks down and sees.
Context of Lamentations 3:50
48“Streams of tears run down from my eyes over the ruin of my dear people. 49My eyes will keep flowing without stopping for a moment until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees. 51What I see with my eyes disturbs me deeply because of all the young women in my city. 52“Those who were my enemies for no reason hunted me like a bird.
Read all of Lamentations 3Lamentations 3:50 word by word
עַד־יַשְׁקִ֣יף וְיֵ֔רֶא יְהוָ֖ה מִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 3:50
- Lamentations 2:20“O Lord, look and consider: Have you ever treated anyone like this? Should women eat their own children, the children they have nursed? Should priests and prophets be killed in the Lord’s holy place?
- Lamentations 5:1“Remember, O Lord, what has happened to us. Take a look at our disgrace!
- Psalms 80:14O God, commander of armies, come back! Look from heaven and see! Come to help this vine.
- Psalms 102:19“The Lord looked down from his holy place high above. From heaven he looked at the earth.
- Isaiah 62:6I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem. They will never be silent day or night. Whoever calls on the Lord, do not give yourselves any rest,
- Isaiah 63:15Look down and see from heaven, from your holy and beautiful dwelling. Where is your determination and might? Where is the longing of your heart and your compassion? Don’t hold back.
- Isaiah 4:1When that day comes, seven women will grab one man and say, “We’ll eat our own food and provide our own clothes. Just let us marry you for your name. Take away our disgrace.”
- Daniel 9:16Lord, since you are very righteous, turn your anger and fury away from your city, Jerusalem, your holy mountain. Jerusalem and your people are insulted by everyone around us because of our sins and the wicked things our ancestors did.
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:50
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 48-51Verses 48-51 The deep sympathy of the prophet, which pours itself forth in abundant tears over the distress of his people. Lamentations 3:51 Or, “Mine eye” causeth pain to my soul, i. e. maketh my soul ache, because of the sad fate of the maidens (Lamentations 1:4, Lamentations 1:18, ).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 42-54Verses 42-54 The more the prophet looked on the desolations, the more he was grieved. Here is one word of comfort. While they continued weeping, they continued waiting; and neither did nor would expect relief and succour from any but the Lord.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 48-66The author emphasizes how cruel the enemies are and cries out to the Lord for help.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 49-5149-51. without ... intermission--or else, "because there is no intermission" [Piscator], namely, of my miseries.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Lamentations 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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