Jeremiah 9:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 9:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 9:1 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the dau..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 9:1 — KJV
“Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Oh...: Heb. Who will give my head, etc”
— Jeremiah 9:1 (KJV)
Jeremiah 9:1 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 9:1
“Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:1: mine, eyes, tears
“Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:1: eyes, might, day
“Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. pleaseth...: Heb. is right in mine eyes”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:1: mine, eyes, daughter
“This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. deliver...: Heb. shut thee up”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:1: head, mine, day
“I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. to give...: Heb. to draw my flesh with wine all...: Heb. the number of the days of their life”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 9:1: mine, might, day
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