Jeremiah 9:1

God's Word

“I wish that my head were ⌞filled with⌟ water and my eyes were a fountain of tears so that I could cry day and night for my dear people who have been killed.

Cross References

Psalm 119:136

Streams of tears flow from my eyes because others do not follow your teachings.

Psalm 42:3

My tears are my food day and night. People ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 55:7

Indeed, I would run far away. I would stay in the desert. Selah

Isaiah 16:9

I will cry for the grapevines of Sibmah as Jazer cries for them. I will drench you with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh. The shouts of joy for your ripened fruits and your harvest will be silenced.

Isaiah 22:4

That is why I say, “Turn away from me so that I can cry bitterly. Don’t try to comfort me because of the destruction brought on my people.”

Jeremiah 13:17

If you won’t listen, I will cry secretly over your arrogance. I will cry bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears because the Lord’s flock will be taken captive.

Jeremiah 14:17

“Say this to them: ‘My eyes flow with tears day and night without stopping because my dear people will suffer massive destruction. It will be a very serious blow.’ ”

Jeremiah 3:10

Even after all this, Israel’s treacherous sister Judah didn’t wholeheartedly come back to me. She was deceitful,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 4:19

My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. My heart is beating wildly! My heart is pounding! I can’t keep quiet because I hear a ram’s horn sounding the alarm for war.

Jeremiah 5:7

“Why should I forgive you? Your children abandoned me. They took godless oaths. They committed adultery, even though I satisfied their needs. They traveled in crowds to the houses of prostitutes.

Jeremiah 6:26

Wear sackcloth, and roll around in ashes, my people. Mourn as if you have lost your only child, and cry bitterly. The destroyer will suddenly attack us.

Jeremiah 8:18

Sorrow has overwhelmed me. I am sick at heart!

Jeremiah 9:18

They should come quickly and cry for us. Our eyes will run with tears. Our eyelids will flow with water.

Lamentations 2:11

My eyes are worn out with tears. My stomach is churning. My heart is poured out on the ground because of the destruction of my people. Little children and infants faint in the city streets.

Ezekiel 22:12

Other people take bribes to murder people. You collect interest and make excessive profits. You make profits by mistreating your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the Almighty Lord.

Hosea 7:4

They all commit adultery. They are like a heated oven, an oven so hot that a baker doesn’t have to fan its flames when he makes bread.