- I water:
- "Hearª° my prayer,ª O LORD,ª and give earª° unto my cry;ª hold not thy peaceª°¹ at¹ my tears:ª for¹ I¹ [am] a strangerª with¹ thee, [and] a sojourner,ª as all¹ my fathersª [were]." {Psa 39:12} + "My tearsª have been¹ my meatª dayª and night,ª while they continuallyª¹ sayª° unto¹ me, Where¹ [is] thy God?ª" {Psa 42:3} + "My friendsª scornª° me: [but] mine eyeª poureth outª° [tears] unto¹ God.ª" {Job 16:20} + "Therefore thou shalt sayª°¹ this¹ wordª unto¹ them; Let mine eyesª run downª° with tearsª nightª and day,ª and let them not¹ cease:ª° for¹ the virginª daughterª of my peopleª is brokenª° with a greatª breach,ª with a veryª grievousª° blow.ª" {Jer 14:17} + "She weepeth²° soreª° in the night,ª and her tearsª [are] on¹ her cheeks:ª among all¹¹ her loversª° she hath none¹ to comfortª° [her]: all¹ her friendsª have dealt treacherouslyª° with her, they are become¹ her enemies.ª°" {Lam 1:2} + "For¹ these¹ [things] I¹ weep;ª° mine eye,ª mine eyeª runneth downª° with water,ª because¹ the comforterª° that should relieveª° my soulª is farª° from¹ me: my childrenª are¹ desolate,ª° because¹ the enemyª° prevailed.ª°" {Lam 1:16} + "Mine eyesª do failª° with tears,ª my bowelsª are troubled,ª° my liverª is pouredª° upon the earth,ª for¹ the destructionª of the daughterª of my people;ª because the childrenª and the sucklingsª° swoonª° in the streetsª of the city.ª" {Lam 2:11} + "Their heartª criedª° unto¹ the Lord,ª O wallª of the daughterª of Zion,ª let tearsª run downª° like a riverª dayª and night:ª giveª° thyself no¹ rest;ª let not¹ the appleª of thine eyeª cease.ª° ... Arise,ª° cry outª° in the night:ª in the beginningª of the watchesª pour outª° thine heartª like waterª beforeª the faceª of the Lord:ª lift upª° thy handsª toward¹ him for¹ the lifeª of thy young children,ª that faintª° for hungerª in the topª of every¹ street.ª" {Lam 2:18-19} + "Mine eyeª runneth downª° with riversª of waterª for¹ the destructionª of the daughterª of my people.ª ... Till¹ the LORDª look down,ª° and beholdª° from heaven.ª¹" {Lam 3:48-50} + "Andª stoodª° atª hisª feetª behindª [him] weeping,ª° and beganª° to washª° hisª feetª with tears,ª andª did wipeª° [them] with the¹ hairsª of her²¹ head,ª andª kissedª° hisª feet,ª andª anointedª° [them] with the¹ ointment.ª" {Lke 7:38}
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