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Lamentations 1:2

She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.

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ASV

She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they are become her enemies.

KJV

She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בָּכ֨וֹba.Khobitterly <weep>H1058 →
תִבְכֶּ֜הtiv.Kehshe weepsH1058 →
בַּלַּ֗יְלָהba.Lay.lahin the nightH3915 →
וְדִמְעָתָהּ֙ve.dim.'a.Tahand tear[s] herH1832 →
עַ֣ל'al[are] onH5921 →
לֶֽחֱיָ֔הּle.che.Yahcheek herH3895 →
אֵֽין־'ein-notH369 →
לָ֥הּlah[belongs] to her
מְנַחֵ֖םme.na.Chema comforterH5162 →
מִכָּל־mi.kolfrom allH3605 →
אֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.halovers herH157 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
רֵעֶ֙יהָ֙re.'Ei.hafriends herH7453 →
בָּ֣גְדוּBa.ge.duthey have dealt treacherouslyH898 →
בָ֔הּVahwith her
הָ֥יוּHa.yuthey have becomeH1961 →
לָ֖הּlahof her
לְאֹיְבִֽים׃ סle.'o.ye.Vim<into> enemiesH341 →

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Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.Psalms 6:6I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.Lamentations 1:16For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.Micah 7:5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.Lamentations 1:19I called out to my lovers, but they have betrayed me. My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.Lamentations 1:16–17For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.Jeremiah 9:1Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.Jeremiah 30:14All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.Jeremiah 4:30And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.Lamentations 1:21People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that You have caused it. May You bring the day You have announced, so that they may become like me.Ezekiel 23:22–25Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—Psalms 77:2–6In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.Job 19:13–14He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.Jeremiah 13:17But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.Psalms 31:11Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends— they flee when they see me on the street.Lamentations 1:9Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!Jeremiah 22:20–22Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed.Jeremiah 22:20Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed.

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