Jeremiah's weeping: 'Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people.' This verse expresses Jeremiah's overwhelming grief: he wishes he could weep continuously for 'the slain of my people.' The image of head as spring and eyes as fountain suggests that the prophet's entire being would be transformed into weeping. Theologically, this verse indicates the prophet's deep identification with the people's coming disaster; he anticipates their destruction with anguish.

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