The Meaning of Lamentations 3:51 Explained

Lamentations 3:51

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Lamentations 3:51 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Lamentations 3

1  The prophet bewails his own calamities
22  By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope
37  He acknowledges God's justice
55  He prays for deliverance
64  And vengeance on his enemies

What do the individual words in Lamentations 3:51 mean?

My eyes bring suffering to my soul because of all the daughters of my city -
עֵינִי֙ עֽוֹלְלָ֣ה לְנַפְשִׁ֔י מִכֹּ֖ל בְּנ֥וֹת עִירִֽי ס

עֵינִי֙  My  eyes 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, first person common singular
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
עֽוֹלְלָ֣ה  bring  suffering 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: עָלַל 
Sense: to act severely, deal with severely, make a fool of someone.
לְנַפְשִׁ֔י  to  my  soul 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
מִכֹּ֖ל  because  of  all 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
בְּנ֥וֹת  the  daughters 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
עִירִֽי  of  my  city 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation