Jeremiah 9:1 :: New International Version (NIV)

Jeremiah 9:1 - Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in 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!

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Oh, that my head were waters,
And my eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For the slain of the daughter of my people!

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

[fn]If only my head were a pool of water
and my eyes a fountain of tears,
I would weep day and night
for all my people who have been slaughtered.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

[fn] Oh that my head were waters,
and my eyes a fountain of tears,
that I might weep day and night
for the slain of the daughter of my people!

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

If my head were a flowing spring,

my eyes a fountain of tears,

I would weep day and night

over the slain of my dear[fn] people.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

[fn]Oh^H4310^H5414, that my head^H7218 were waters^H4325

And my eyes^H5869 a fountain^H4726 of tears^H1832,

That I might weep^H1058 day^H3119 and night^H3915

For those slain^H2491 of the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971!

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

[fn]Oh that my head were waters
And my eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For the slain of the daughter of my people!

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

[fn]Oh^H4310^H5414 that my head^H7218 were waters^H4325

And my eyes^H5869 a fountain^H4726 of tears^H1832,

That I might weep^H1058 day^H3119 and night^H3915

For the slain^H2491 of the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971!

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Oh that my head were waters

And my eyes a fountain of tears,

That I might weep day and night

For the slain of the daughter of my people!

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

(8:23) I wish that my head were a well full of water and my eyes were a fountain full of tears! If they were, I could cry day and night for those of my dear people who have been killed.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

O that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

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!

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

Who doth make my head waters, And mine eye a fountain of tears? And I weep by day and by night, For the wounded of the daughter of my people.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

Oh that my head were waters, and mine eye a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a spring of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

quis dabit capiti meo aquam et oculis meis fontem lacrimarum et plorabo die et nocte interfectos filiae populi mei

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

يَا لَيْتَ رَأْسِي فَيْضُ مِيَاهٍ، وَعَيْنَيَّ يَنْبُوعُ دُمُوعٍ، فَأَبْكِيَ نَهَاراً وَلَيْلاً قَتْلَى بِنْتِ شَعْبِي

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

(wlc 8:23)מִֽי־יִתֵּ֤ן רֹאשִׁי֙ מַ֔יִם וְעֵינִ֖י מְק֣וֹר דִּמְעָ֑ה וְאֶבְכֶּה֙ יוֹמָ֣ם וָלַ֔יְלָה אֵ֖ת חַֽלְלֵ֥י בַת־עַמִּֽי׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

(lxx 8:23) τίς δώσει κεφαλῇ μου ὕδωρ καὶ ὀφθαλμοῖς μου πηγὴν δακρύων καὶ κλαύσομαι τὸν λαόν μου τοῦτον ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός τοὺς τετραυματισμένους θυγατρὸς λαοῦ μου

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

يَا لَيْتَ رَأْسِي مَاءٌ، وَعَيْنَيَّ يَنْبُوعُ دُمُوعٍ، فَأَبْكِيَ نَهَارًا وَلَيْلاً قَتْلَى بِنْتِ شَعْبِي.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

(LXX 8:23) Who will give water to my head, and a fountain of tears to my eyes? then would I weep for this my people day and night, even for the slain of the daughter of my people.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

¡OH si mi cabeza se tornase aguas, y mis ojos fuentes de aguas, para que llore día y noche los muertos de la hija de mi pueblo!

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

¡Oh, si mi cabeza se hiciese aguas, y mis ojos fuentes de lágrimas, para que llore día y noche los muertos de la hija de mi pueblo!

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

If only my head was a stream of waters and my eyes fountains of weeping, so that I might go on weeping day and night for the dead of the daughter of my people!

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

但願我的頭為水、我的眼為淚的泉源、我好為我百姓〔原文作民女七節同〕中被殺的人、晝夜哭泣。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

¡Quién me diera que mi cabeza fuese agua y mis ojos manantial de lágrimas, para que llorara día y noche por los muertos de la hija de mi pueblo!

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

어찌하면 내 머리는 물이 되고 내 눈은 눈물 근원이 될꼬 그렇게되면 살륙 당한 딸 내 백성을 위하여 주야로 곡읍하리로다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Oh! si ma tête était remplie d'eau, Si mes yeux étaient une source de larmes, Je pleurerais jour et nuit Les morts de la fille de mon peuple!

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Ach, daß ich Wasser genug hätte in meinem Haupte und meine Augen Tränenquellen wären, daß ich Tag und Nacht beweinen möchte die Erschlagenen in meinem Volk!

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

О, кто даст голове моей воду и глазам моим--источник слез! я плакал бы день и ночь о пораженных дщери народа моего.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

¡Oh, si mi cabeza se tornase aguas, y mis ojos fuentes de aguas, para que llore día y noche los muertos de la hija de mi pueblo!

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