Lamentations 2:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 2:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 2:11 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daug..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 2:11 — KJV
“Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city. swoon: or, faint”
— Lamentations 2:11 (KJV)
Lamentations 2:11 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 2:11
“Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Oh...: Heb. Who will give my head, etc”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:11: mine, eyes, tears
“And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:11: mine, daughter, people
“Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:11: mine, eyes, tears
“Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:11: eyes, fail, daughter
“And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 2:11: mine, fail, liver
Pray Lamentations 2:11
Generate a Prayer from Lamentations 2:11
Our AI will write a personal prayer inspired by this scripture — tailored to your situation. Free, instant, no account needed.
✦ Pray This Verse