Jeremiah 9:18

“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.”

"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
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What does Jeremiah 9:18 mean?

Jeremiah 9:18 from the King James Version states, "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." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Jeremiah in which the prophet laments the…

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The Wail of Our Hearts: A Call to Deep Compassion

In the shadow of despair that clings to the human experience, the words of the prophet Jeremiah echo profoundly in our hearts: "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…

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A Plea for Compassion and Remorse

O Lord, Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I bow before You, acknowledging the depths of sorrow that at times envelop our hearts. Your Word reminds us in Jeremiah 9:18, “And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears…

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"And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;" - Jeremiah 18:9
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Jeremiah 32:18
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Jeremiah 18:5 - "Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
"The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying," - Jeremiah 18:1
Jeremiah 18:18 - "¶ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."
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rev 9:18
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Jeremiah 18:3 - "Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels."
Jeremiah 5:18 - "Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you."
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2 Chronicles 18:9
Jeremiah 18:19 - "Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me."
Jeremiah 6:18 - "¶ Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them."
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Jeremiah 18:2 - "Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words."
Jeremiah 8:18 - "¶ When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me."
Jeremiah 11:18 - "¶ And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings."
Jeremiah 38:9 (KJVA) 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
1 Kings 9:18 - "And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,"
Jeremiah 38:9 (KJVA) 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.