My eyes cause me grief because of all the daughters of my city—the verse specifies that the weeping is caused by the suffering of the women of the city. The focus on daughters/women suggests particular concern for the vulnerable; the violation and suffering of women becomes the occasion for profound grief. Theologically, the verse suggests that the suffering of the most vulnerable is most poignant and most worthy of mourning. The grief caused by witnessing the daughters' suffering becomes the speaker's own burden; empathy with the vulnerable causes personal suffering. The verse suggests that true solidarity with the oppressed means taking on their suffering as one's own.

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