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Lamentations 2:18

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

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Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.

Lamentations 2:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Lamentations 2:18

Theological / Devotional

Their heart. The antecedent, though not stated, most logically is understood to be the people of Judah.

O wall. As in v. 8, the wall is taken as representing the city of Jerusalem.

Apple of thine eye. Generally understood to refer to the pupil of the eye, or perhaps to the eyeball itself.

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