New American Standard Bible 2020
Lamentations 5:17
Lamentations 5:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
- New International Version (NIV)Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim
- English Standard Version (ESV)For this our heart has become sick, for these things our eyes have grown dim,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Because of this our heart is faint; Because of these things our eyes grow dim;
Context of Lamentations 5:17
15The joy of our hearts has ended; Our dancing has been turned into mourning. 16The crown has fallen from our head; Woe to us, for we have sinned! Because of this our heart is faint, Because of these things our eyes are dim; 18Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, Jackals prowl in it. 19You, Lord, rule forever; Your throne is from generation to generation.
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עַל־זֶ֗ה הָיָ֤ה דָוֶה֙ לִבֵּ֔נוּ עַל־אֵ֖לֶּה חָשְׁכ֥וּ עֵינֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Lamentations 5:17
- Lamentations 1:13From the height He sent fire into my bones, And it dominated them. He has spread a net for my feet; He has turned me back; He has made me desolate, Faint all day long.
- Leviticus 26:36As for those among you who are left, I will also bring despair into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. And the sound of a scattered leaf will chase them, and even when no one is pursuing they will flee as though from the sword, and they will fall.
- Isaiah 1:5Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The entire head is sick And the entire heart is faint.
- Jeremiah 8:18My sorrow is beyond healing, My heart is faint within me!
- Jeremiah 46:5Why have I seen it? They are terrified, They are retreating, And their warriors are defeated And have taken refuge in flight, Without facing back. Terror is on every side!” Declares the Lord.
- Ezekiel 21:7And when they say to you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news, for it is coming; and every heart will melt, all hands will go limp, every spirit will be disheartened, and all knees will drip with water. Behold, it is coming and it will happen,’ declares the Lord God.”
- Micah 6:13So also I will make you sick, striking you down, Making you desolate because of your sins.
- Lamentations 2:11My eyes fail because of tears, My spirit is greatly troubled; My heart is poured out on the earth Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, When little ones and infants languish In the streets of the city.
- Deuteronomy 28:65Among those nations you will find no peace, and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot; but there the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing of eyes, and despair of soul.
- Job 17:7My eye has also become inexpressive because of grief, And all my body parts are like a shadow.
- Psalms 6:7My eye has wasted away with grief; It has grown old because of all my enemies.
- Psalms 31:9Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am in distress; My eye is wasted away from grief, my soul and my body too.
- Psalms 69:3I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
- Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter; I moan like a dove; My eyes look wistfully to the heights; Lord, I am oppressed, be my security.
Commentaries on Lamentations 5:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Is faint - Or, has become “faint” - have become “dim.” “For this,” i. e. for the loss of our crown etc.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 The people of God express deep concern for the ruins of the temple, more than for any other of their calamities. But whatever changes there are on earth, God is still the same, and remains for ever wise and holy, just and good; with Him there is no variableness nor shadow of turning. They earnestly pray to God for mercy and grace; Turn us to thee, O Lord. God never leaves any till they first leave him; if he turns them to him in a way of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-17These terrible things happened because the people had sinned (see Isaiah 24:7–12; Jeremiah 7:24; Jeremiah 13:18; Jeremiah 25:10–11; Amos 8:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. (La 1:22; 2:11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Lamentations 5
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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