Lamentations 3:51 (YLT)

Passage

My eye affecteth my soul, Because of all the daughters of my city.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:49 Mine eye is poured out, And doth not cease without intermission,

Lamentations 3:50 Till Jehovah looketh and seeth from the heavens,

Lamentations 3:51 My eye affecteth my soul, Because of all the daughters of my city.

Lamentations 3:52 Hunted me sore as a bird have my enemies without cause.

Lamentations 3:53 They have cut off in a pit my life, And they cast a stone against me.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 50's "Till Jehovah looketh and seeth from the..." into verse 52's "Hunted me sore as a bird have...", so "affecteth" and "soul" 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 "affecteth" and "soul" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.