Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 9:18 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Jeremiah 9:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 9 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.”
Jeremiah 9:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 9:18
This verse continues the summons: 'And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us.' The Hebrew mahar (מָהַר, hasten, hurry) and nehi (נְהִי, lamentation) indicate urgency—mourning must begin immediately. 'That our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.' The Hebrew imagery is extravagant: eyes 'running' (yarad, יָרַד, descend, flow) with tears, eyelids 'gushing' (nazal, נָזַל, flow, drip) water. The mourners' songs will provoke the tears the hardened people cannot otherwise produce. They need external stimulus to grieve appropriately for their coming destruct...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 9:18
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“and my eyes a spring of tears”
“Let my eyes run down with tears night and day”
“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”
“you women”
“my soul shall weep in secret for [your] pride; and my eye shall weep sore”
“gird you with sackcloth”
“my heart is troubled; My liver is poured on the earth”
“and her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has none to comfort her: All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they are become her enemies.”
“and for the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation”
“let tears run down like a river day and night; Give yourself no respite; don't let the apple of your eye cease.”