Lamentations 3:50

Lamentations 3:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Till the Lord look down, and behold from heaven.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees.

Context of Lamentations 3:50

48Streams of tears flow from my eyes because my people are destroyed. 49My eyes will flow unceasingly, without relief, until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees. 51What I see brings grief to my soul because of all the women of my city. 52Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird.

Lamentations 3:50 word by word

עַד־יַשְׁקִ֣יף וְיֵ֔רֶא יְהוָ֖ה מִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Till the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• look downשָׁקַףshâqaph · to lookH8259
• and beholdרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• from heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:50

• Lamentations 2:20“Look, Lord, and consider: Whom have you ever treated like this? Should women eat their offspring, the children they have cared for? Should priest and prophet be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord?
• Lamentations 5:1Remember, Lord, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.
• Psalms 80:14Return to us, God Almighty! Look down from heaven and see! Watch over this vine,
• Psalms 102:19“The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth,
• Isaiah 62:6I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest,
• Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven and see, from your lofty throne, holy and glorious. Where are your zeal and your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.
• Isaiah 4:1In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
• Daniel 9:16Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us.

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

Topics related to Lamentations 3:50

• Church
• Heaven

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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