Jeremiah 9:1
“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!”
— Jeremiah 9:1
About this verse
Jeremiah 9:1 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the lament genre of biblical literature. Key themes include grief, intercession, prophetic burden. Notable phrases: head were waters; spring of tears. This verse is a prayer.
Speaker
Jeremiah
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
lament
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