Lamentations 1:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.

I weep

Relieve

Hosea 9:12

My children

Lamentations 2:20

Lamentations 4:2

Jeremiah 9:21

General references

John 11:35

Bible References

I weep

My eyes fail with tears, my heart is troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, because the young sons and the sucklings faint in the streets of the city.

My eye runs down with streams of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Streams of water run down my eyes, because they do not observe thy law.

Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for [your] pride. And my eye shall weep greatly, and run down with tears, because LORD's flock is taken captive.

And thou shall say this word to them: Let my 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 wound.

And when he came near, having seen the city, he wept over it,

I say the truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience testifying to me in the Holy Spirit,

Relieve

Though they bring up their sons, yet I will bereave them, so that not a man shall be left. Yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

My children

See, O LORD, and behold to whom thou have done thus! Shall the women eat their fruit, the sons who are dandled in the hands? Shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of LORD?

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how they are esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

For death has come up into our windows. It has entered into our palaces, to cut off the sons from outside, the young men from the streets.

General references

Jesus wept.