Jeremiah 14:17
New Living Translation
17 Now, Jeremiah, say this to them:
“Night and day my eyes overflow with tears.
I cannot stop weeping,
for my virgin daughter—my precious people—
has been struck down
and lies mortally wounded.
Jeremiah 8:21
New Living Translation
21 I hurt with the hurt of my people.
I mourn and am overcome with grief.
Lamentations 2:13
New Living Translation
13 What can I say about you?
Who has ever seen such sorrow?
O daughter of Jerusalem,
to what can I compare your anguish?
O virgin daughter of Zion,
how can I comfort you?
For your wound is as deep as the sea.
Who can heal you?
Lamentations 1:15-16
New Living Translation
15 “The Lord has treated my mighty men
with contempt.
At his command a great army has come
to crush my young warriors.
The Lord has trampled his beloved city[a]
like grapes are trampled in a winepress.
16 “For all these things I weep;
tears flow down my cheeks.
No one is here to comfort me;
any who might encourage me are far away.
My children have no future,
for the enemy has conquered us.”
Footnotes
- 1:15 Hebrew the virgin daughter of Judah.
Jeremiah 13:17
New Living Translation
17 And if you still refuse to listen,
I will weep alone because of your pride.
My eyes will overflow with tears,
because the Lord’s flock will be led away into exile.
Jeremiah 9:1
New Living Translation
9 [a]If only my head were a pool of water
and my eyes a fountain of tears,
I would weep day and night
for all my people who have been slaughtered.
Footnotes
- 9:1 Verse 9:1 is numbered 8:23 in Hebrew text.
Micah 6:13
New Living Translation
13 “Therefore, I will wound you!
I will bring you to ruin for all your sins.
Lamentations 2:18
New Living Translation
18 Cry aloud[a] before the Lord,
O walls of beautiful Jerusalem!
Let your tears flow like a river
day and night.
Give yourselves no rest;
give your eyes no relief.
Footnotes
- 2:18 Hebrew Their heart cried.
Jeremiah 10:19
New Living Translation
19 My wound is severe,
and my grief is great.
My sickness is incurable,
but I must bear it.
Isaiah 37:22
New Living Translation
22 the Lord has spoken this word against him:
“The virgin daughter of Zion
despises you and laughs at you.
The daughter of Jerusalem
shakes her head in derision as you flee.
Psalm 119:136
New Living Translation
136 Rivers of tears gush from my eyes
because people disobey your instructions.
Amos 5:2
New Living Translation
2 “The virgin Israel has fallen,
never to rise again!
She lies abandoned on the ground,
with no one to help her up.”
Lamentations 3:48-49
New Living Translation
48 Tears stream from my eyes
because of the destruction of my people!
49 My tears flow endlessly;
they will not stop
Jeremiah 30:14-15
New Living Translation
14 All your lovers—your allies—have left you
and do not care about you anymore.
I have wounded you cruelly,
as though I were your enemy.
For your sins are many,
and your guilt is great.
15 Why do you protest your punishment—
this wound that has no cure?
I have had to punish you
because your sins are many
and your guilt is great.
Jeremiah 8:18
New Living Translation
Psalm 80:4-5
New Living Translation
4 O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies,
how long will you be angry with our prayers?
5 You have fed us with sorrow
and made us drink tears by the bucketful.
Psalm 39:10
New Living Translation
10 But please stop striking me!
I am exhausted by the blows from your hand.
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