MANNAFEST

Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

My eyes bring grief to my soul because of all the daughters of my city.

YLT

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

DBT

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

About this book

Old Testament

LamentationsFive poems over the ruin of Jerusalem. The first four are alphabetic acrostics — every letter of the Hebrew alphabet drafted to hold the weight of grief. At the book's centre, mercy renewed every morning.

Author
Traditionally Jeremiah (cf. 2 Chron 35:25); the book itself is anonymous
Date
Shortly after Jerusalem's fall, c. 586 BC

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