Jeremiah 9:18
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water. | 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. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they may hasten | וּתְמַהֵ֕רְנָה | u-te-ma-HE-re-nah | H4116A | to hastenמָהַר (ma.har) 1)(Qal) to hasten 1a) (Niphal) to be hurried, be anxious 1a) hasty, precipitate, impetuous 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to hasten, make haste 1b2) hasten (used as adverb with another verb) 1b3) to hasten, prepare quickly, do quickly, bring quickly |
| and they may take up | וְתִשֶּׂ֥נָה | ve-ti-SE-nah | H5375G | to exaltמִתְנַשֵּׂא (mit.nas.se) (Hithpael) one who exalts himself A grammatical form of na.sa (נָשָׂא ": raise" H5375) |
| on us | עָלֵ֖ינוּ | 'a-LEI-nu | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| wailing | נֶ֑הִי | NE-hi | H5092 | wailingנְהִי (ne.hi) 1) wailing, lamentation, mourning song 1a) wailing 1b) mourning song |
| so they may run down | וְתֵרַ֤דְנָה | ve-te-RAD-nah | H3381 | to go downיָרַד (ya.rad) 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down |
| eyes our | עֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙ | 'ei-NEI-nu | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| tear[s] | דִּמְעָ֔ה | dim-'AH | H1832 | tearsדִּמְעָה (dim.ah) tears |
| and eyelids our | וְעַפְעַפֵּ֖ינוּ | ve-'af-'a-PEI-nu | H6079 | eyelidעַפְעַף (aph.aph) 1) eyelid 1a) eyelid 1b) of dawn, rays of sun (fig.) |
| they may flow | יִזְּלוּ־ | yi-ze-lu- | H5140 | to flowנָזַל (na.zal) 1) to flow, distil, flow forth or down, trickle, drop 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to flow 1a1a) streams, floods (participle) 1a2) to distil 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to flow |
| water | מָֽיִם׃ | MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.