Lam 3:51 | NET2full | STEP | What my eyes see grieves me — all the suffering of the daughters in my city .

‏ Lamentations 3:51

51 What my eyes see ^{▼▼tn Heb “my eye causes grief to my soul.” The term “eye” is a metonymy of association, standing for that which one sees with the eyes.} grieves me ^{▼▼tn Heb “my soul.” The term נַפְשִׁי (nafshi, “my soul”) is a synecdoche of a part (= my soul) for the whole person (= me).} —
all the suffering of the daughters in my city. ^{▼▼tn Heb “at the sight of all the daughters of my city.” It is understood that seeing the plight of the women, not simply seeing the women, is what is so grievous. To make this clear, “suffering” was supplied in the translation.}