ע (Ayin) Tears flow from my eyes and will not stop; there will be no break

I replied, “How long, sovereign master?” He said, “Until cities are in ruins and unpopulated, and houses are uninhabited, and the land is ruined and devastated,

“But wisdom – where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?

“But wisdom – where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?

Look, you are nothing, and your accomplishments are nonexistent; the one who chooses to worship you is disgusting.

I said, “There is no one like you, Lord. You are great. And you are renowned for your power.

Jacob asked them, “My brothers, where are you from?” They replied, “We’re from Haran.”

He replied, “No, let the Lord help you. How can I help you? The threshing floor and winepress are empty.”

A song of ascents. I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?

Set up a gravestone for Moab, for it will certainly be laid in ruins! Its cities will be laid waste and become uninhabited.”

Babylon will become a heap of ruins. Jackals will make their home there. It will become an object of horror and of hissing scorn, a place where no one lives.

“I, the Lord, say: ‘You and your people are saying about this place, “It lies in ruins. There are no people or animals in it.” That is true. The towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem will soon be desolate, uninhabited either by people or by animals. But happy sounds will again be heard in these places.

From where shall I get meat to give to this entire people, for they cry to me, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat!’

But the woman hid the two men and replied, “Yes, these men were clients of mine, but I didn’t know where they came from.

Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” He replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I am looking for a new place to live.”

When he came and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” He answered, “Your servant hasn’t been anywhere.”

The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” And Satan answered the Lord, “From roving about on the earth, and from walking back and forth across it.”

The Lord who commands armies told me this: “Many houses will certainly become desolate, large, impressive houses will have no one living in them.

Like a lion that has come up from its lair the one who destroys nations has set out from his home base. He is coming out to lay your land waste. Your cities will become ruins and lie uninhabited.

Everyone should revere you, O King of all nations, because you deserve to be revered. For there is no one like you among any of the wise people of the nations nor among any of their kings.