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Summary
Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
O wall
Let tears
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Bible References
Heart
Psalm 119:145
(Qof) I cried out with all my heart, "Answer me, O Lord! I will observe your statutes."
Isaiah 26:16
O Lord, in distress they looked for you; they uttered incantations because of your discipline.
Hosea 7:14
They do not pray to me, but howl in distress on their beds; They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from me.
O wall
Lamentations 2:8
(Khet) The Lord was determined to tear down Daughter Zion's wall. He prepared to knock it down; he did not withdraw his hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and fortified walls lament; together they mourned their ruin.
Habakkuk 2:11
For the stones in the walls will cry out, and the wooden rafters will answer back.
Let tears
Lamentations 1:2
(Bet) She weeps bitterly at night; tears stream down her cheeks. She has no one to comfort her among all her lovers. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.
Lamentations 3:48
Streams of tears flow from my eyes because my people are destroyed.
Psalm 119:136
Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep your law.
Jeremiah 4:31
In fact, I hear a cry like that of a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like that of a woman giving birth to her first baby. It is the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, reaching out for help, saying, "I am done in! My life is ebbing away before these murderers!"
Jeremiah 9:1
I wish that my head were a well full of water and my eyes were a fountain full of tears! If they were, I could cry day and night for those of my dear people who have been killed.
Jeremiah 13:17
But if you will not pay attention to this warning, I will weep alone because of your arrogant pride. I will weep bitterly and my eyes will overflow with tears because you, the Lord's flock, will be carried into exile."
Jeremiah 14:17
"Tell these people this, Jeremiah: 'My eyes overflow with tears day and night without ceasing. For my people, my dear children, have suffered a crushing blow. They have suffered a serious wound.
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Lamentations 3:48
Streams of tears flow from my eyes because my people are destroyed.