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Lamentations 2:18 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Lamentations 2:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 2 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Lamentations 2:18 (KJV)
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Commentary on Lamentations 2:18
Call to lament: "Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night" (tsa'ak libam el-Adonai chomot bat-Tsiyon horidi kha-nachal dim'ah yomam va-laylah). The personified walls are called to weep—as if even inanimate stones should mourn. "Give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease" (al-titeni fugat lakh al-tidom bat-eineikh). The "apple of the eye" (bat-ayin, literally "daughter of the eye") refers to the pupil—the most precious, protected part. The command: don't let your tears cease, don't rest from mourning. This int...
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Cross-References for Lamentations 2:18
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“Yahweh! I will keep your statutes.”
“because they don't observe your law.”
“and my eyes a spring of tears”
“for the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
“my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate”
“he has not withdrawn his hand from destroying; He has made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.”
“but they howl on their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They turn away from me.”
“my soul shall weep in secret for [your] pride; and my eye shall weep sore”
“and the beam out of the woodwork will answer it.”
“in trouble they have visited you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.”