Jeremiah 9:18 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And they hasten, and lift up for us a wailing. And run down our eyes do tears, And from our eyelids do waters flow.

English ASV

and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.

English Amplified

Let them make haste and raise a wailing over us and for us, that our eyes may run down with tears and our eyelids gush with water.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Let them make haste and raise a wailing over us and for us, that our eyes may run down with tears and our eyelids gush with water.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Let them come quickly to raise a lament over us so that our eyes may overflow with tears, our eyelids be soaked with weeping.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids pour forth waters.

English EASY 2024

‘Yes, tell them to come quickly to sing funeral songs for us. Then tears will pour from our eyes, and we will not stop weeping.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The people say, 'Let those women come quickly and cry for us. Then our eyes will fill with tears, and streams of water will come out of our eyes.'

let them make haste and raise a wailing over us, that our eyes may run down with tears and our eyelids flow with water.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The people said, “Tell them to hurry and sing a funeral song for us, until our eyes fill with tears, and our eyelids are wet from crying.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

They should come quickly and cry for us. Our eyes will run with tears. Our eyelids will flow with water.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Let them come quickly to raise a lament over us so that our eyes may overflow with tears, our eyelids soaked with weeping.

English KJV 1611

And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.

English LSB

Let them make haste and take up a wailing for us, That our eyes may shed tears And our eyelids flow with water.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

And let them make haste and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears and our eyelids gush out with waters.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Let them make haste and take up a wailing for us, That our eyes may shed tears And our eyelids flow with water.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The dirge is heard from Zion: Ruined we are, and greatly ashamed; We must leave the land, give up our homes!

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

I said, “Indeed, let them come quickly and sing a song of mourning for us. Let them wail loudly until tears stream from our own eyes and our eyelids overflow with water.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Let them come quickly and sob over us. Let them cry until tears flow from our eyes. Let them sob until water pours out of our eyes.

English NIV

Let them come quickly and wail over us till our eyes overflow with tears and water streams from our eyelids.

English NKJ 1982

Let them make haste And take up a wailing for us, That our eyes may run with tears, And our eyelids gush with water.

English NLT

Quick! Begin your weeping! Let the tears flow from your eyes.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

let them quickly raise a dirge over us, so that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids flow with water.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Let them hurry and wail over us that our eyes may overflow with tears and our eyelids gush with water.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

let them make haste and raise a wailing over us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush with water.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Begin your crying! Let the tears flow from your eyes.

English Tyndale 1537

and sing a mourning song of you: that the tears may fall out of our eyes, and that our eye lids may gush out of water.

Jeremiah 9:18 — Compare Translations