New King James Version
Lamentations 2:19
19“Arise, cry out in the night, At the beginning of the watches; Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift your hands toward Him For the life of your young children, Who faint from hunger at the head of every street.”
Lamentations 2:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
- New International Version (NIV)Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of the night begin; pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint from hunger at every street corner.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches! Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord! Lift your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint for hunger at the head of every street."
- New Living Translation (NLT)Rise during the night and cry out. Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord. Lift up your hands to him in prayer, pleading for your children, for in every street they are faint with hunger.
Context of Lamentations 2:19
17The Lord has done what He purposed; He has fulfilled His word Which He commanded in days of old. He has thrown down and has not pitied, And He has caused an enemy to rejoice over you; He has exalted the horn of your adversaries. 18Their heart cried out to the Lord, “O wall of the daughter of Zion, Let tears run down like a river day and night; Give yourself no relief; Give your eyes no rest. “Arise, cry out in the night, At the beginning of the watches; Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift your hands toward Him For the life of your young children, Who faint from hunger at the head of every street.” 20“See, O Lord, and consider! To whom have You done this? Should the women eat their offspring, The children they have cuddled? Should the priest and prophet be slain In the sanctuary of the Lord? 21“Young and old lie On the ground in the streets; My virgins and my young men Have fallen by the sword; You have slain them in the day of Your anger, You have slaughtered and not pitied.
Read all of Lamentations 2Lamentations 2:19 word by word
ק֣וּמִי׀ רֹ֣נִּי בַלַּ֗יְלָה לְרֹאשׁ֙ אַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת שִׁפְכִ֤י כַמַּ֙יִם֙ לִבֵּ֔ךְ נֹ֖כַח פְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑י שְׂאִ֧י אֵלָ֣יו כַּפַּ֗יִךְ עַל־נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ עֽוֹלָלַ֔יִךְ הָעֲטוּפִ֥ים בְּרָעָ֖ב בְּרֹ֥אשׁ כָּל־חוּצֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- cry outרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
- in the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
- in the beginningרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
- of the watchesאַשְׁמוּרָה'ashmûrâh 'ashmûrâh 'ashmôreth · watchH821
- pour outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
- thine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- like waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
- beforeנֹ֫כַחnôkach · beforeH5227
- the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- of the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: vowH5375
- thy handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
- toward him for the lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
- of thy young childrenעוֹלֵל‛ôlêl ‛ôlâl · infantH5768
- that faintעָטַף‛âţaph · be feebleH5848
- for hungerרָעָבrâ‛âb · famineH7458
- of every streetחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
Cross-references for Lamentations 2:19
- Psalms 42:8The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me— A prayer to the God of my life.
- Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
- Psalms 119:55I remember Your name in the night, O Lord, And I keep Your law.
- Isaiah 26:9With my soul I have desired You in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
- Mark 1:35Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
- Luke 6:12Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
- Judges 7:19So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outpost of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just as they had posted the watch; and they blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers that were in their hands.
- Matthew 14:25Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.
- Mark 13:35Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning—
- 1 Samuel 1:15But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.
- 1 Samuel 7:6So they gathered together at Mizpah, drew water, and poured it out before the Lord. And they fasted that day, and said there, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the children of Israel at Mizpah.
- Job 3:24For my sighing comes before I eat, And my groanings pour out like water.
- Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble.
- Psalms 28:2Hear the voice of my supplications When I cry to You, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
- Psalms 63:4Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
- Psalms 134:2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the Lord.
Commentaries on Lamentations 2:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Arise, cry out in the night - This seems to refer to Jerusalem besieged. Ye who keep the night watches, pour out your hearts before the Lord, instead of calling the time of night, etc.; or, when you call it, send up a fervent prayer to God for the safety and relief of the place.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19In - (or at) the beginning of the watches “At the beginning of each night-watch” means all the night through. The Hebrews divided the night into three watches.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 Causes for lamentation are described. Multitudes perished by famine. Even little children were slain by their mother's hands, and eaten, according to the threatening, Deut. 28:53. Multitudes fell by the sword. Their false prophets deceived them. And their neighbours laughed at them. It is a great sin to jest at others' miseries, and adds much affliction to the afflicted. Their enemies triumphed over them. The enemies of the church are apt to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19Repentance and prayer are the proper responses when facing the devastation of God’s judgment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. cry ... in ... night--(Psa 119:147). beginning of ... watches--that is, the first of the three equal divisions (four hours each) into which the ancient Jews divided the night; namely, from sunset to ten o'clock. The second was called "the middle watch" (Jud 7:19), from ten till two o'clock. The third, "the morning watch," from two to sunrise (Ex 14:24; 1Sa 11:11). Afterwards, under the Romans, they had four watches (Mt 14:25; Lu 12:38). for ... thy…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Lamentations 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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