Ezekiel 32:2

32:2 “Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him:

“‘You were like a lion ¹  among the nations,

but you are a monster in the seas;

you thrash about in your streams,

stir up the water with your feet,

and muddy your ²  streams.

Ezekiel 32:16

32:16 This is a lament; they will chant it.

The daughters of the nations will chant it.

They will chant it over Egypt and over all her hordes,

declares the sovereign Lord.”

Ezekiel 21:6-7

21:6 “And you, son of man, groan with an aching heart ³  and bitterness; groan before their eyes. 21:7 When they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you will reply, ‘Because of the report that has come. Every heart will melt with fear and every hand will be limp; everyone ⁴  will faint and every knee will be wet with urine.’ ⁵  Pay attention – it is coming and it will happen, declares the sovereign Lord.”

Isaiah 16:9

16:9 So I weep along with Jazer ⁶ 

over the vines of Sibmah.

I will saturate you ⁷  with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh,

for the conquering invaders shout triumphantly

over your fruit and crops. ⁸ 

Micah 1:8

1:8 For this reason I ⁹  will mourn and wail;

I will walk around barefoot ¹⁰  and without my outer garments. ¹¹ 

I will howl ¹²  like a wild dog, ¹³ 

and screech ¹⁴  like an owl. ¹⁵ 

Luke 19:41

Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem under Judgment

19:41 Now ¹⁶  when Jesus ¹⁷  approached ¹⁸  and saw the city, he wept over it,

Romans 12:15

12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

[32:2]  ¹ tn The lion was a figure of royalty (Ezek 19:1-9).

[32:2]  ² tc The Hebrew reads “their streams”; the LXX reads “your streams.”

[21:6]  ³ tn Heb “breaking loins.”

[21:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “every spirit will be dim.”

[21:7]  ⁵ sn This expression depicts in a very vivid way how they will be overcome with fear. See the note on the same phrase in 7:17.

[16:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “So I weep with the weeping of Jazer.” Once more the speaker (the Lord? – see v. 10b) plays the role of a mourner (see 15:5).

[16:9]  ⁷ tc The form אֲרַיָּוֶךְ (’arayyavekh) should be emended to אֲרַוָּיֶךְ (’aravvayekh; the vav [ו] and yod [י] have been accidentally transposed) from רָוָה (ravah, “be saturated”).

[16:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “for over your fruit and over your harvest shouting has fallen.” The translation assumes that the shouting is that of the conqueror (Jer 51:14). Another possibility is that the shouting is that of the harvesters (see v. 10b, as well as Jer 25:30), in which case one might translate, “for the joyful shouting over the fruit and crops has fallen silent.”

[1:8]  ⁹ tn The prophet is probably the speaker here.

[1:8]  ¹⁰ tn Or “stripped.” The precise meaning of this Hebrew word is unclear. It may refer to walking barefoot (see 2 Sam 15:30) or to partially stripping oneself (see Job 12:17-19).

[1:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “naked.” This probably does not refer to complete nudity, but to stripping off one’s outer garments as an outward sign of the destitution felt by the mourner.

[1:8]  ¹² tn Heb “I will make lamentation.”

[1:8]  ¹³ tn Or “a jackal”; CEV “howling wolves.”

[1:8]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “[make] a mourning.”

[1:8]  ¹⁵ tn Or perhaps “ostrich” (cf. ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT).

[19:41]  ¹⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[19:41]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “he.”

[19:41]  ¹⁸ sn When Jesus approached and saw the city. This is the last travel note in Luke’s account (the so-called Jerusalem journey), as Jesus approached and saw the city before entering it.