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

General references

John 11:35

Bible References

I weep

She weeps bitterly in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has none to comfort her. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they have become her enemies.

My eyes are worn out from weeping, my stomach is churning. My heart is poured on the earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, because the young children and the infants faint in the streets of the city.

Streams of tears run down from my eyes because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they do not observe your Law.

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

But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock is taken captive."

"You 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.

When he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it,

I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,

Relieve

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

My children

Her adversaries have become the head, her enemies prosper; for the LORD has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her young children have gone into captivity before the adversary.

Look, LORD, and see to whom you have done like this. Shall the women eat their fruit, the children that are dandled in the hands? Shall the priest and the prophet be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord?

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, How they are regarded as clay jars, the work of the hands of the potter.

'For death has come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from outside, and the young men from the streets.'

General references

Jesus wept.