20 occurrences in 13 translations

'Cries' in the Bible

O daughter of my people, put on haircloth, rolling yourself in the dust: give yourself to sorrow, as for an only son, with most bitter cries of grief; for he who makes waste will come on us suddenly.

Let them quickly make cries of sorrow for us, so that drops may be flowing from our eyes till they are streaming with water.

But even now, give ear to the word of the Lord, O you women; let your ears be open to the word of his mouth, training your daughters to give cries of sorrow, everyone teaching her neighbour a song of grief.

I have seen your disgusting acts, even your false behaviour and your cries of desire and your loose ways on the hills in the field. Unhappy are you, O Jerusalem, you have no desire to be made clean; how long will you be in turning back to me?

"The people of Judah are in mourning. The people in her cities are pining away. They lie on the ground expressing their sorrow. Cries of distress come up to me from Jerusalem.

Even if they fast, I will not hear their cries for help. Even if they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will kill them through wars, famines, and plagues."

Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

Give cries of grief, you keepers of sheep; give cries for help, rolling yourselves in the dust, you chiefs of the flock: for the days of your destruction have fully come, and I will send you in all directions, and your fall will be like that of the males of the flock.

Listen to the cries of anguish of the leaders. Listen to the wails of the shepherds of the flocks. They are wailing because the Lord is about to destroy their lands.

Yes, here is what he says: "You hear cries of panic and of terror; there is no peace in sight.

The nations will hear of your devastating defeat. your cries of distress will echo throughout the earth. In the panic of their flight one soldier will trip over another and both of them will fall down defeated."

A voice cries out from Horonaim,“devastation and great disaster!”

For on the Ascent to Luhiththey will be weeping continually,and on the descent to Horonaimwill be heard cries of distress over the destruction:

For this cause I will give cries of grief for Moab, crying out for Moab, even for all of it; I will be sorrowing for the men of Kir-heres.

Cries of anguish raised from Heshbon and Elealeh will be sounded as far as Jahaz. They will be sounded from Zoar as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah. For even the waters of Nimrim will be dried up.

Make sounds of grief, O Heshbon, for Ai is wasted; give loud cries, O daughters of Rabbah, and put haircloth round you: give yourselves to weeping, running here and there and wounding yourselves; for Milcom will be taken prisoner together with his rulers and his priests.

The people of the earth will quake when they hear of their downfall. Their cries of anguish will be heard all the way to the Gulf of Aqaba.

The people of the earth will quake when they hear Babylon has been captured. Her cries of anguish will be heard by the other nations."

Sudden is the downfall of Babylon and her destruction: make cries of grief for her; take sweet oil for her pain, if it is possible for her to be made well.

Cries of anguish will come from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
H18
אבוּס 
'ebuwc 
Usage: 4

זמּה זמּה 
Zimmah 
Usage: 29

זעק 
Z@`iq (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

חרט חריט 
Chariyt 
Usage: 2

יבב 
Yabab 
Usage: 1

כּרמיל 
Karmiyl 
Usage: 3

קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

רנן 
Ranan 
Usage: 54

שׁוע 
Shava` 
Usage: 21

שׁני 
Shaniy 
Usage: 42

תּלעת תּולעת תּולעה תּולע 
Towla` 
Usage: 43

αἰτία 
Aitia 
Usage: 20

ἔγκλημα 
Egklema 
Usage: 2

Κρίσπος 
Krispos 
Usage: 2

χωλός 
Cholos 
Usage: 9

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