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tears

Meaning of “tears”

Drops of fluid shed from the eyes in weeping, grief, pain, or strong feeling.

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36 occurrences35 verses17 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 2 Kings 20:5

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Isaiah 16:9
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¶ Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 16:9 · retained source text

¶ Therefore I wil bewaile with the weeping of Iazer, the Uine of Sibmah I wil water thee with my teares, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy Summer fruits, and for thy haruest, is fallen.

1611 marginal noteOr, the alarme is fallen vpon, &c.

Isaiah 25:8
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He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 25:8 · retained source text

He will swallow vp death in victorie, and the LORD God wil wipe away teares from off al faces, and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.

1611 marginal note1.Cor.15.55

1611 marginal noteReuel.7.17. and 21.4.

Isaiah 38:5
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Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 38:5 · retained source text

Goe and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Dauid thy father; I haue heard thy prayer, I haue seene thy teares: behold, I will adde vnto thy dayes fifteene yeeres.

Complete reference index — all 35 verses
2 Kings 20:5Esther 8:3Job 16:20Psalms 6:6Psalms 39:12Psalms 42:3Psalms 56:8Psalms 80:5Psalms 116:8Psalms 126:5Ecclesiastes 4:1Isaiah 16:9Isaiah 25:8Isaiah 38:5Jeremiah 9:1Jeremiah 9:18Jeremiah 13:17Jeremiah 14:17Jeremiah 31:16Lamentations 1:2Lamentations 2:11Lamentations 2:18Ezekiel 24:16Malachi 2:13Mark 9:24Luke 7:38Luke 7:44Acts 20:19Acts 20:312 Corinthians 2:42 Timothy 1:4Hebrews 5:7Hebrews 12:17Revelation 7:17Revelation 21:4

Where “tears” appears

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2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verseEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms8 occurrences
7 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah5 occurrences
5 versesLamentations3 occurrences
3 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 versesActs2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation2 occurrences
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