Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Who will give water to my head, and a fountain of tears to my eyes? and I will weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people. O that. Jeremiah 4:19 My bowels, my bowels are in part, the senses of my heart are troubled within me, I will not hold my peace, for my soul hath heard the sound of the trumpet, the cry of battle. Jeremiah 13:17 But if you will not hear this, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride: weeping it shall weep, and my eyes shall run down with tears, because the flock of the Lord is carried away captive. Jeremiah 14:17 And thou shalt speak this word to them: Let my eyes shed down tears night and day, and let them not cease, because the virgin daughter of my people is afflicted with a great affliction, with an exceeding grievous evil. Psalm 119:136 My eyes have sent forth springs of water: because they have not kept thy law. Isaiah 16:9 Therefore I will lament with the weeping of Jazer the vineyard of Sabama: I will water thee with my tears, O Hesebon, and Eleale: for the voice of the treaders hath rushed in upon thy vintage, and upon thy harvest. Isaiah 22:4 Therefore have I said: Depart from me, I will weep bitterly: labour not to comfort me, for the devastation of the daughter of my people. Lamentations 2:11,18,19 Caph. My eyes have failed with weeping, my bowels are troubled: my liver is poured out upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people, when the children, and the sucklings, fainted away in the streets of the city. . . . Lamentations 3:48,49 Phe. My eye hath run down with streams of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people. . . . Ezekiel 21:6,7 And thou, son of man, mourn with the breaking of thy loins, and with bitterness sigh before them. . . . weep. Psalm 42:3 My tears have been my bread day and night, whilst it is said to me daily: Where is thy God? the daughter. Jeremiah 6:26 Gird thee with sackcloth, O daughter of my people, and sprinkle thee with ashes: make thee mourning as for an only son, a bitter lamentation, because the destroyer shall suddenly come upon us. Jeremiah 8:21,22 For the affliction of the daughter of my people I am afflicted, and made sorrowful, astonishment hath taken hold on me. . . . Context A Lament over Zion1Who will give water to my head, and a fountain of tears to my eyes? and I will weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people.2Who will give me in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men, and I will leave my people, and depart from them? because they are all adulterers, an assembly of transgressors.… Cross References Psalm 119:136 My eyes have sent forth springs of water: because they have not kept thy law. Isaiah 22:4 Therefore have I said: Depart from me, I will weep bitterly: labour not to comfort me, for the devastation of the daughter of my people. Jeremiah 4:19 My bowels, my bowels are in part, the senses of my heart are troubled within me, I will not hold my peace, for my soul hath heard the sound of the trumpet, the cry of battle. Jeremiah 6:26 Gird thee with sackcloth, O daughter of my people, and sprinkle thee with ashes: make thee mourning as for an only son, a bitter lamentation, because the destroyer shall suddenly come upon us. Jeremiah 8:18 My sorrow is above sorrow, my heart mourneth within me. Jeremiah 8:21 For the affliction of the daughter of my people I am afflicted, and made sorrowful, astonishment hath taken hold on me. Jeremiah 8:22 Is there no balm in Galaad? or is there no physician there? Why then is not the wound of the daughter of my people closed? Jeremiah 9:18 Let them hasten and take up a lamentation for us: let our eyes shed tears, and our eyelids run down with waters. Jeremiah 13:17 But if you will not hear this, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride: weeping it shall weep, and my eyes shall run down with tears, because the flock of the Lord is carried away captive. Jeremiah 14:17 And thou shalt speak this word to them: Let my eyes shed down tears night and day, and let them not cease, because the virgin daughter of my people is afflicted with a great affliction, with an exceeding grievous evil. Lamentations 2:18 Sade. Their heart cried to the Lord upon the walls of the daughter of Sion: Let tears run down like a torrent day and night: give thyself no rest, and let not the apple of thy eye cease. Lamentations 3:48 Phe. My eye hath run down with streams of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people. Lexicon Oh, thatיִתֵּ֤ן (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set my head רֹאשִׁי֙ (rō·šî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head were a spring of water, מַ֔יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen and my eyes וְעֵינִ֖י (wə·‘ê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain a fountain מְק֣וֹר (mə·qō·wr) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4726: Something dug, a, source, of happiness, wisdom, progeny) of tears, דִּמְעָ֑ה (dim·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1832: Tears (of one weeping) I would weep וְאֶבְכֶּה֙ (wə·’eḇ·keh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1058: To weep, to bemoan day יוֹמָ֣ם (yō·w·mām) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3119: Daytime, by day and night וָלַ֔יְלָה (wā·lay·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity over the slain חַֽלְלֵ֥י (ḥal·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2491: Pierced, polluted daughter בַת־ (ḇaṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter of my people. עַמִּֽי׃ (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Additional Translations Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my 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! Who will give water to my head, and a fountain of tears to my eyes? then would I weep for this my people day and night, even for the slain of the daughter of my people. Oh that my head were waters, and mine eye a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my 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 that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a spring of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Who doth make my head waters, And mine eye a fountain of tears? And I weep by day and by night, For the wounded of the daughter of my people. Jump to Previous Daughter Eye Eyes Fountain Fountains Head Night Slain Spring Stream Tears Water Waters Weep Weeping WoundedJump to Next Daughter Eye Eyes Fountain Fountains Head Night Slain Spring Stream Tears Water Waters Weep Weeping WoundedExternal Links Jeremiah 9:1 NIVJeremiah 9:1 NLT Jeremiah 9:1 ESV Jeremiah 9:1 NASB Jeremiah 9:1 ASV Jeremiah 9:1 Bible Apps Jeremiah 9:1 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 9:1 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 9:1 French Bible Jeremiah 9:1 German Bible Alphabetical: a and daughter day eyes for fountain head I might my night of Oh people slain spring tears that the water waters weep were would OT Prophets: Jeremiah 9:1 Oh that my head were waters (Jer.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |