Verse 17
Jeremiah 14:17
Literal Standard Version
17
And you have said this word to them: Tears come down my eyes night and day, || And they do not cease, || For with a great breach, || The virgin daughter of my people has been broken, || A very grievous stroke.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵי/הֶם֙ אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֣ר הַ/זֶּ֔ה תֵּרַ֨דְנָה עֵינַ֥/י דִּמְעָ֛ה לַ֥יְלָה וְ/יוֹמָ֖ם וְ/אַל תִּדְמֶ֑ינָה כִּי֩ שֶׁ֨בֶר גָּד֜וֹל נִשְׁבְּרָ֗ה בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת עַמִּ֔/י מַכָּ֖ה נַחְלָ֥ה מְאֹֽד
English Translation
And you shall say to them, "This matter will cause my eyes to shed tears night and day, and do not let them be silent because a great shattering has been shattered in the virgin daughter of my people; a very great blow."
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