"weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth" meaning in English

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          "text": "There was weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth in the camp of the outsiders now.",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "consternation, worry",
          "word": "itku ja hammasten kiristys"
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          "sense": "consternation, worry",
          "word": "pleurs et grincements de dents"
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          "sense": "consternation, worry",
          "word": "Heulen und Zähneklappern"
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          "roman": "ho klauthmòs kaì ho brugmòs tôn odóntōn",
          "sense": "consternation, worry",
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          "word": "gråt og tenners gnissel"
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          "word": "choro e ranger de dentes"
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          "roman": "plač i skréžet zubóv",
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          "word": "плач и скре́жет зубо́в"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "consternation, worry",
          "word": "plač i škrgut zuba"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "consternation, worry",
          "word": "llanto y rechinar de dientes"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "consternation, worry",
          "word": "gråt och tandagnisslan"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "consternation, worry",
          "word": "khóc lóc nghiến răng"
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  "word": "weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth"
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      "sense": "consternation, worry",
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      "word": "pleurs et grincements de dents"
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      "sense": "consternation, worry",
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      "sense": "consternation, worry",
      "word": "gråt og tenners gnissel"
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      "sense": "consternation, worry",
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      "sense": "consternation, worry",
      "word": "choro e ranger de dentes"
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      "roman": "plač i skréžet zubóv",
      "sense": "consternation, worry",
      "word": "плач и скре́жет зубо́в"
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      "roman": "plač i skréžet zubóvnyj",
      "sense": "consternation, worry",
      "word": "плач и скре́жет зубо́вный"
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      "sense": "consternation, worry",
      "word": "plač i škrgut zuba"
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      "sense": "consternation, worry",
      "word": "llanto y rechinar de dientes"
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      "sense": "consternation, worry",
      "word": "gråt och tandagnisslan"
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      "sense": "consternation, worry",
      "word": "khóc lóc nghiến răng"
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  "word": "weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth"
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