- wept aloud:
- Heb. gave forth his voice in weeping, "This," says Sir J. Chardin, "is exactly the genius of the people of Asia; their sentiments of joy or grief are properly transports, and their transports are ungoverned, excessive, and truly outrageous. When anyone returns from a long journey or dies, his family burst into cries that may be heard twenty doors off; and this is renewed at different times, and continues many days, according to the vigour of the passion. Sometimes they cease all at once, and then begin as suddenly, with a greater shrillness and loudness than one could easily imagine." "And all¹ the congregationª lifted upª°¹ their voice,ª and cried;ª° and the peopleª weptª° that¹ night.ª" {Num 14:1} + "The LORDª grantª° you that ye may findª° rest,ª eachª [of you] in the houseª of her husband.ª Then she kissedª° them; and they lifted upª° their voice,ª and wept.ª°" {Rth 1:9} + "I beseech² thee,¹ O LORD,ª rememberª° now¹¹ how¹ I have walkedª° beforeª thee in truthª and with a perfectª heart,ª and have doneª° [that which is] goodª in thy sight.ª And Hezekiahª weptª°² sore.ª¹" {2Kg 20:3} + "Andª they all² wept²²° sore,ª¹¹¹ andª fellª° onª Paul'sª neck,ª and kissedª° him,ª" {Act 20:37}
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