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Lamentations 2:18

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.

KJV

Clamavit cor eorum ad Dominum super muros filiæ Sion : Deduc quasi torrentem lacrimas per diem et noctem ; non des requiem tibi, neque taceat pupilla oculi tui.

Vulgate

Τιαδή. Ἐβόησεν καρδία αὐτῶν πρὸς Κύριον Τείχη Σειών, καταγάγετε ὡς χειμάρρους δάκρυα ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός· μὴ δῷς ἔκνηψιν σεαυτῇ, μὴ σιωπήσαιτο, θυγάτηρ, ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου.

LXX

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 respite; let not the apple of thine eye cease.

ASV

צָעַ֥ק לִבָּ֖/ם אֶל אֲדֹנָ֑/י חוֹמַ֣ת בַּת צִ֠יּוֹן הוֹרִ֨ידִי כַ/נַּ֤חַל דִּמְעָה֙ יוֹמָ֣ם וָ/לַ֔יְלָה אַֽל תִּתְּנִ֤י פוּגַת֙ לָ֔/ךְ אַל תִּדֹּ֖ם בַּת עֵינֵֽ/ךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
בַּת
bt
noun · 585×
חוֹמָ֔ה
chvmh
noun · 128×
י
y
noun · 440×
י
y
noun · 22×
י
y
noun · 591×
יִדָּ֑מּוּ
ydmv
verb · 29×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
יִּצְעַ֥ק
yts'q
verb · 55×
יוֹמָ֣ם
yvmm
noun · 50×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
לָ֑יְלָה
lylh
noun · 234×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
נַ֣חַל
nchl
noun · 140×
פוּגַת֙
pvgt
noun · 1×
צִיּ֔וֹן
tsyvn
proper_noun · 147×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 7:6 — And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Isra
  • Hab 2:11 — For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
  • Hos 7:14 — And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
  • Isa 26:16 — LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
  • Jer 9:1 — Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
  • Jer 13:17 — But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD’s flock is carried away captive.
  • Jer 13:17 — But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD’s flock is carried away captive.
  • Jer 14:17 — Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very g
  • Jer 14:17 — Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very g
  • Lam 1:2 — She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
  • Lam 1:16 — For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
  • Lam 1:16 — For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
  • Lam 2:8 — The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament;
  • Lam 3:48 — Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
  • Lam 3:48 — Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
  • Ps 6:6 — I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
  • Ps 119:136 — Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
  • Ps 119:145 — I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
  • Ps 137:1 — By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.