Jeremiah 8:23

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Oh ! ma tête, que n’est-elle des eaux, et mes yeux, une fontaine de larmes ! et je pleurerais jour et nuit les blessés à mort de la fille de mon peuple !

Brenton English Septuagint

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.

Croatian Bible

O, tko bi glavu moju pretvorio u vrelo, a oči moje u vrutak suza, danju i noću da plačem nad poginulima kćeri svoje, naroda svojega!

German Textbibel

O daß doch mein Haupt Wasser wäre, und mein Auge ein Thränenquell, so wollte ich Tag und Nacht die Erschlagenen meines Volks beweinen!

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

מִֽי־יִתֵּ֤ן רֹאשִׁי֙ מַ֔יִם וְעֵינִ֖י מְק֣וֹר דִּמְעָ֑ה וְאֶבְכֶּה֙ יוֹמָ֣ם וָלַ֔יְלָה אֵ֖ת חַֽלְלֵ֥י בַת־עַמִּֽי׃

Brenton Septuagint

Τίς δώσει κεφαλῇ μου ὕδωρ, καὶ ὀφθαλμοῖς μου πηγὴν δακρύων; καὶ κλαύσομαι τὸν λαόν μου τοῦτον ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς, τοὺς τετραυματισμένους θυγατρὸς λαοῦ μου.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

מִֽי־יִתֵּ֤ן רֹאשִׁי֙ מַ֔יִם וְעֵינִ֖י מְקֹ֣ור דִּמְעָ֑ה וְאֶבְכֶּה֙ יֹומָ֣ם וָלַ֔יְלָה אֵ֖ת חַֽלְלֵ֥י בַת־עַמִּֽי׃

Mashi Bible

“Owahindula irhwe lyâni likashuba iriba, n’amasù gâni ngahindule nshôko ya mirenge! Owampà nkalakira mûshi na budufu abayîsirwe omu bâna ba mwâli w’olubaga lwîrhu!”»

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

Oh that my rosh (head) were mayim, and mine eyes a makor dimah (a fountain of tears), that I might weep yomam valailah for the slain of the Bat Ami!

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