- and wept:
- "Horrorª hath taken hold²° upon¹ me because of the wickedª¹ that forsakeª° thy law.ª" {Psa 119:53} + "Riversª of watersª run downª° mine eyes,ª because¹ they keepª° not¹ thy law.ª" {Psa 119:136} + "I beheldª° the transgressors,ª° and was grieved;ª° because¹ they keptª° not¹ thy word.ª" {Psa 119:158} + "Oh that²°¹ my headª were¹ waters,ª and mine eyesª a fountainª of tears,ª that I might weepª° dayª and nightª for¹ the slainª of the daughterª of my people!ª" {Jer 9:1} + "But if¹ ye will not¹ hearª° it, my soulª shall weepª° in secret placesª forª¹ [your] pride;ª and mine eyeª shall weep²° sore,ª° and run downª° with tears,ª because¹ the LORD'Sª flockª is carried away captive.ª°" {Jer 13:17} + "As for me, I¹ have not¹ hastenedª° from [being] a pastorª°¹ to followª thee: neither¹ have I desiredª° the woefulª° day;ª thou¹ knowest:ª° that which came¹ out² of¹ my lipsª was¹ [right] beforeª¹ thee.²" {Jer 17:16} + "How¹ shall I give thee up,ª° Ephraim?ª [how] shall I deliverª° thee, Israel?ª how¹ shall I makeª° thee as Admah?ª [how] shall I setª° thee as Zeboim?ª mine heartª is turnedª° within¹ me, my repentingsª are kindledª° together.ª" {Hsa 11:8} + "Jesusª wept.ª°" {Jhn 11:35} + "Thatª Iª haveª° greatª heavinessª andª continualª sorrow¹ in² myª heart.ª ... Forª Iª could wishª° that myself²¹ wereª° accursedª fromª Christª forª myª brethren,ª myª kinsmenª accordingª to the flesh:ª" {Rom 9:2-3}
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