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weep

Meaning of “weep”

To shed tears or lament in grief, sorrow, compassion, repentance, joy, or other deep feeling.

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49 occurrences45 verses23 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 23:2

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Job 27:15
Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 27:15 · retained source text

Those that remaine of him shall bee buried in death: and his widowes shall not weepe.

1611 marginal notePsal. 78.65.

Job 30:25
Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 30:25 · retained source text

Did not I weepe for him that was in trouble? was not my soule grieued for the poore?

1611 marginal noteHeb. for him that was hard of day.

1611 marginal noteRom. 12.15. psal. 35.13.

Job 30:31
My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 30:31 · retained source text

My harpe also is turned to mourning, and my organe into the voyce of them that weepe.

Ecclesiastes 3:4
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 3:4 · retained source text

A time to weepe, and a time to laugh: a time to mourne, and a time to dance.

Isaiah 15:2
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 15:2 · retained source text

Hee is gone vp to Baijth, and to Dibon, the high places, to weepe: Moab shall howle ouer Nebo, and ouer Medeba, on all their heads shalbe baldnesse, and euery beard cut off.

1611 marginal noteIer.48.37, 38. ezek.7.18.

Isaiah 22:4
Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 22:4 · retained source text

Therefore sayd I; Looke away from me, I will weepe bitterly, labour not to comfort me; because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.

1611 marginal noteHeb. I will be bitter in weeping.

1611 marginal noteIer.4.19. and 9.1.

Isaiah 30:19
For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 30:19 · retained source text

For the people shall dwel in Zion at Ierusalem: thou shalt weepe no more: hee will be very gracious vnto thee, at the voice of thy cry; when he shall heare it, he will answere thee.

Isaiah 33:7
Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 33:7 · retained source text

Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadours of peace shall weepe bitterly.

1611 marginal noteOr, messengers.

Jeremiah 9:1
OH that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 9:1 · retained source text

¶ Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountaine of teares, that I might weepe day and night for the slaine of the daughter of my people.

1611 marginal noteHeb. who will giue my head &c.

1611 marginal noteIsa.22.4. chap.4.19.

Jeremiah 13:17
But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 13:17 · retained source text

But if ye will not heare it, my soule shall weepe in secret places for your pride, and mine eye shall weepe sore, and run downe with teares, because the LORDs flocke is caried away captiue.

1611 marginal noteLamen.1. 2.16. and 2.18.

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