Isaiah 22:4

The Passion Translation

That is why I said, “Leave me alone to weep my bitter tears. Don’t even try to comfort me concerning my beloved people being destroyed.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 9:1

How I wish my head were a reservoir that could weep a fountain of tears. I would weep day and night for my beloved ones who have been slain!

Matthew 2:18

I hear the screams of anguish, weeping, and wailing in Ramah. Rachel is weeping uncontrollably for her children. And she refuses to be comforted, because they are dead and gone.

Jeremiah 31:15

Yahweh says, “In Ramah voices are crying; it is the sound of wailing and bitter weeping. Rachel is mourning for her children, and she refuses to let anyone comfort her over her loss, because her children are no more.”

Jeremiah 13:17

If you will not listen, I will weep bitterly in secret from the depths of my soul because of your stubborn pride. My eyes gush with copious tears running down my face, because the flock of Yahweh is taken captive.

Psalm 77:2

When I was in deep distress, in my day of trouble, I reached out for you with hands stretched out to heaven. Over and over I kept looking for you, God, but your comforting grace was nowhere to be found.

Luke 19:41

When Jesus caught sight of the city, he burst into tears with uncontrollable weeping over Jerusalem,

Matthew 26:75

Then Peter remembered the prophecy of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows you will have denied me three times.” With a shattered heart, Peter left the courtyard, sobbing with bitter tears.

Jeremiah 8:18

My joy has vanished, grief grips my soul, and I am sick at heart.

Jeremiah 6:26

My dear people, it’s time to mourn. Put on sackcloth and sprinkle ashes on yourselves. Mourn as you would for an only child. Wail bitterly, for suddenly the destroyer will be upon us.

Jeremiah 4:19

With gut-wrenching pain deep in my soul, I writhe on the ground in anguish. My heart is pounding within me. I cannot keep silent, for I hear the shofar blast. I say to my soul, I hear the cry of war!

Isaiah 33:7

Listen! The valiant ones cry in the streets and envoys of peace weep bitterly.

Isaiah 15:3

They pour into the streets wearing sackcloth. In public and in private, they fall down sobbing.

Jeremiah 9:18

Let them hurry and wail over us that our eyes may overflow with tears and our eyelids gush with water.

Lamentations 2:11

My eyes have no tears left, and my stomach is tied in knots. My heart is spilled out into the dirt over the destruction of the daughter of my people. Little toddlers and children collapse in the streets of the city.

Ezekiel 27:31

They will shave their heads in sorrow for you and dress themselves in sackcloth. They will weep bitterly for you, Tyre, with heartfelt sorrow over your fall.

Ezekiel 21:11

I handed over the sword for someone to polish so he can use it, sharp, shiny, and ready for the hand of the executioner.