Holy Scripture
Lamentations 3:51
A church father on this verse
“Second is the compassion of the prophet, due to the sting from interior grief: "My eyes cause me grief at the fate of all the maidens of my city." That is: "my eyes," seeing the depredation upon the earth, "cause me grief." That is, spoiling the earth from delight. Or, lamenting exteriorly, the prophet gives himself u…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
51Mine eye shall prey upon my soul, Because of all the daughters of the city.
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49Mine eye is drowned with tears, And I will not be silent, So that there shall be no rest,
50Until the Lord look down, And behold from heaven.
— Lamentations 3:51 —
52The fowlers chased me as a sparrow, All mine enemies destroyed my life in a pit without cause,
53And laid a stone upon me.