Jeremiah 14:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jeremiah, go and tell the people how you feel about all this. So I told them: “Tears will flood my eyes both day and night, because my nation suffers from a deadly wound.

Cross References

2 Kings 19:21

Now this is what I say to that king: The people of Jerusalem hate and make fun of you; they laugh behind your back.

Psalm 119:136

When anyone disobeys you, my eyes overflow with tears.

Psalm 39:10

“Won't you stop punishing me? You have worn me down.

Jeremiah 10:19

The people answered, “We are wounded and doomed to die. Why did we say we could stand the pain?

Jeremiah 13:17

If you are too proud to listen, I will weep alone. Tears will stream from my eyes when the LORD's people are taken away as prisoners.

Jeremiah 18:13

So I, the LORD, command you to ask the nations, and find out if they have ever heard of such a horrible sin as what you have done.

Jeremiah 8:18

I'm burdened with sorrow and feel like giving up.

Jeremiah 8:21

My people are crushed, and so is my heart. I am horrified and mourn.

Jeremiah 9:1

I wish that my eyes were fountains of tears, so I could cry day and night for my people who were killed.

Jeremiah 9:18

The people answered, “Let them come quickly and cry for us, until our own eyes are flooded with tears.

Lamentations 2:11

My eyes are red from crying, my stomach is in knots, and I feel sick all over. My people are being wiped out, and children lie helpless in the streets of the city.

Lamentations 2:13

Zion, how can I comfort you? How great is your pain? Lovely city of Jerusalem, how can I heal your wounds, gaping as wide as the sea?

Lamentations 2:18

Zion, deep in your heart you cried out to the Lord. Now let your tears overflow your walls day and night. Don't ever lose hope or let your tears stop.

Amos 5:2

you, dearest Israel, have fallen, never to rise again— you lie deserted in your own land, with no one to help you up.

Micah 6:13

Because of your sins, I will wound you and leave you ruined and defenceless.