Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 9:1 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Jeremiah 9:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 9 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Jeremiah Weeps for the People
“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! Oh: Heb. Who will give my head, etc”
Jeremiah 9:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 9:1
This verse opens chapter 9 with Jeremiah's famous lament: '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!' The Hebrew imagery is extravagant—wishing his head were a reservoir (mayim, מַיִם, waters) and his eyes a spring (maqor, מָקוֹר, fountain) of perpetual tears. 'Day and night' (yomam valaylah) indicates continuous, exhausting grief. 'The slain of the daughter of my people' (chalalei bat-ammi, חַלְלֵי בַּת־עַמִּי) refers to those killed in coming judgment. Jeremiah wishes he could weep proportionall...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 9:1
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“my soul shall weep in secret for [your] pride; and my eye shall weep sore”
“Look away from me. I will weep bitterly. Don't labor to comfort me for the destruction of the daughter of my people.,Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people., עַל־כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי שְׁעוּ מִנִּי אֲמָרֵר בַּבֶּכִי אַל־תָּאִיצוּ לְנַחֲמֵנִי עַל־שֹׁד בַּת־עַמִּי׃ ,Therefore said I: Look away from me”
“For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.”
“my heart is troubled; My liver is poured on the earth”
“gird you with sackcloth”
“you son of man; with the breaking of your thighs and with bitterness shall you sigh before their eyes.”
“while they continually ask me”
“let tears run down like a river day and night; Give yourself no respite; don't let the apple of your eye cease.”
“for the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
“because they don't observe your law.”