New King James Version
Lamentations 5:17
17Because of this our heart is faint; Because of these things our eyes grow dim;
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 Living Translation (NLT)Our hearts are sick and weary, and our eyes grow dim with tears.
Context of Lamentations 5:17
15The joy of our heart has ceased; Our dance has 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 grow dim; 18Because of Mount Zion which is desolate, With foxes walking about on it. 19You, O Lord, remain forever; Your throne from generation to generation.
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עַל־זֶ֗ה הָיָ֤ה דָוֶה֙ לִבֵּ֔נוּ עַל־אֵ֖לֶּה חָשְׁכ֥וּ עֵינֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Lamentations 5:17
- Lamentations 1:13“From above He has sent fire into my bones, And it overpowered them; He has spread a net for my feet And turned me back; He has made me desolate And faint all the day.
- Leviticus 26:36‘And as for those of you who are left, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; the sound of a shaken leaf shall cause them to flee; they shall flee as though fleeing from a sword, and they shall fall when no one pursues.
- Isaiah 1:5Why should you be stricken again? You will revolt more and more. The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faints.
- Jeremiah 8:18I would comfort myself in sorrow; My heart is faint in me.
- Jeremiah 46:5Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back? Their mighty ones are beaten down; They have speedily fled, And did not look back, For fear was all around,” says the Lord.
- Ezekiel 21:7And it shall be when they say to you, ‘Why are you sighing?’ that you shall answer, ‘Because of the news; when it comes, every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming and shall be brought to pass,’ says the Lord God.”
- Micah 6:13“Therefore I will also make you sick by striking you, By making you desolate because of your sins.
- Lamentations 2:11My eyes fail with tears, My heart is troubled; My bile is poured on the ground Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, Because the children and the infants Faint in the streets of the city.
- Deuteronomy 28:65And among those nations you shall find no rest, nor shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; but there the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and anguish of soul.
- Job 17:7My eye has also grown dim because of sorrow, And all my members are like shadows.
- Psalms 6:7My eye wastes away because of grief; It grows old because of all my enemies.
- Psalms 31:9Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, Yes, my soul and my body!
- Psalms 69:3I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
- Isaiah 38:14Like a crane or a swallow, so I chattered; I mourned like a dove; My eyes fail from looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; Undertake for me!
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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