Lamentations 3:51 (DBY)

Passage

Mine eye affecteth my soul, because of all the daughters of my city.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:49 Mine eye poureth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,

Lamentations 3:50 till Jehovah look down and behold from the heavens.

Lamentations 3:51 Mine eye affecteth my soul, because of all the daughters of my city.

Lamentations 3:52 They that are mine enemies without cause have chased me sore like a bird.

Lamentations 3:53 They have cut off my life in a pit, and cast a stone upon me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mine", "affecteth", "soul", "daughters", and "city". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mine" and "affecteth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 50's "till Jehovah look down and behold from..." into verse 52's "They that are mine enemies without cause...", so "mine" and "affecteth" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mine" and "affecteth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.