“And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.”
Bible
“But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.”
“And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.”
“And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between thee and me, when we are absent one from another.”
“Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.”
“I have full cause of weeping, but this heart shall break into a hundred thousand flaws or ere I'll weep.”
William Shakespeare
“O Baba, they alone are known to weep and wail, who meet together and weep, chanting the Praises of the Lord.”
Guru Nanak
