Jeremiah 9:17–18
Jeremiah 9:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)
17 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“Consider now! Call for the wailing women to come;
send for the most skillful of them.
18 Let them come quickly
and wail over us
till our eyes overflow with tears
and water streams from our eyelids.
Jeremiah 9:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come;
And send for cunning women, that they may come:
18 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.
Jeremiah 9:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)
17 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:
“Consider all this, and call for the mourners.
Send for the women who mourn at funerals.
18 Quick! Begin your weeping!
Let the tears flow from your eyes.
Jeremiah 9:17–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
17 Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“Consider and call for the mourning women,
That they may come;
And send for skillful wailing women,
That they may come.
18 Let them make haste
And take up a wailing for us,
That our eyes may run with tears,
And our eyelids gush with water.
Jeremiah 9:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)
17 This is what the Lord All-Powerful says:
“Now, think about these things!
Call for the women who cry at funerals to come.
Send for those women who are good at that job.
18 Let them come quickly
and cry loudly for us.
Then our eyes will fill with tears,
and streams of water will flow from our eyelids.
Jeremiah 9:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)
17 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come: 18 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.
Jeremiah 9:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
17 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come, and send for the skilful women, that they may come; 18 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.
Jeremiah 9:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
17 This is what the Lord of Armies says:
Consider this:
Call for the women who cry at funerals.
Send for those who are the most skilled.
18 They should come quickly and cry for us.
Our eyes will run with tears.
Our eyelids will flow with water.
Jeremiah 9:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17 This is what the Lord of Hosts says:
Consider, and summon the women who mourn;
send for the skillful women.
18 Let them come quickly to raise a lament over us
so that our eyes may overflow with tears,
our eyelids soaked with weeping.
Jeremiah 9:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
17 Thus says the Lord of hosts:
Consider, and call for the mourning women to come;
send for the skilled women to come;
18 let them quickly raise a dirge over us,
so that our eyes may run down with tears,
and our eyelids flow with water.
Jeremiah 9:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
17 Thus says Yahweh of hosts:
“Consider closely, and call for the wailing women, so that they come,
and send for the skillful women, so that they come.
18 And let them hasten,
and let them lift up wailing over us,
so that our eyes may melt with tears,
and our eyelids may flow with water.
Jeremiah 9:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
17 The Lord rules over all. He says,
“Here is something I want you to think about.
Send for the women who sob over the dead.
Send for the most skilled among them.”
18 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.
Jeremiah 9:17–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
17 Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Consider and call for the mourning women, that they may come;
And send for the wailing women, that they may come!
18 “Let them make haste and take up a wailing for us,
That our eyes may shed tears
And our eyelids flow with water.