“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.”
The scope of mourning: 'Let them come quickly and wail over us till our eyes overflow with tears and water streams down our cheeks.' This verse indicates that the mourners should 'wail' and cry, causing tears to 'overflow' and water to stream down faces. The vivid imagery conveys intense, overwhelming grief. Theologically, this verse indicates that the coming destruction warrants the most extreme expressions of sorrow.
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