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Mine eyes do fail with tears, my heart is troubled; My liver is poured upon the earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, Because the young children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Troubled - See the margin reference note.

Liver - As the heart was regarded by the Jews as the seat of the intellect, so the l…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

My liver is poured upon the earth ... —The phrase is not found elsewhere, but allows for an easy explanation. The “liver,…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet himself now speaks, and says that his eyes were consumed with tears while weeping because of the calamities of the people. Eve…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Mine eyes do fail with tears According to Aben Ezra, everyone of the elders before mentioned said this; but rather they a…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Causes for lamentation are described. Multitudes perished by famine. Even little children were slain by their mother's hands and eaten, according t…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here he weeps over those who are miserable because their lives were cut short.

He addresses two things:

  1. Their death.
  2. T…

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