14 Bible Verses about Being Earnest For Israel

And as he drew near, having seen the city, he wept over it,

I Speak truth in Christ, I lie not, my consciousness bearing witness to me in the Holy Spirit, That there is great grief to me and continued pain in my heart. For I myself was praying to be anathema from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

And Hanani one of my brethren will come, he and men from Judah; and I shall ask them concerning the Jews of the escaping which were left from the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. And they will say to me, They being left which were left of the captivity there in the province, in great evil and in reproach: and the walls of Jerusalem being broken down, and its gates were burnt with fire. And it will be in my hearing these words, I sat down, and I shall weep and mourn days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of the heavens,

For this I said, Look ye away from me; I will be bitter in my weeping, ye shall not hasten to comfort me upon the desolation of the daughter of my people.

For sake of Zion I will not be silent, and for sake of Jerusalem I will not rest till its justice shall go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a flame shall burn.

My bowels, my bowels! I shall afflict the walls of my heart; my heart made commotion to me; I shall not be silent, for the voice of the trumpet thou didst hear, O my soul, the tumult of war. Breaking upon breaking was called; for all the land was laid waste: suddenly were my tents laid waste, my curtains in a moment How long shall I see the signal, shall I hear the voice of the trumpet?

For the breaking of the daughter of my people was I broken; I was darkened; astonishment took hold of me.

Who will give my head waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears? and I will weep day and night for the wounded of the daughter of my people.

And if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in hiding places from the face of pride, and mine eye weeping shall weep and bring down tears, because the flock of Jehovah was taken captive.

Mine eye will bring down streams of water for the breaking of the daughter of my people.

For this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked: I will make wailing as jackals, and mourning as the daughters of the ostrich. For her blow is incurable, for it came even to Judah; he touched even to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to her; how often did I wish to gather thy children together, which manner a bird gathers together her young broods under the wings, and ye would not!

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and striking with stones those having been sent to her; how often I wished to gather thy children together, which manner a hen her young brood under the wings, and ye would not!

Brethren, truly my heart's delight and prayer to God for Israel is for salvation.