Ezekiel 37:9

⁹ Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

Job 17:15

¹⁵ And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

In Lamentations 2:11, a tear signifies grief on account of truth destroyed. (Arcana Coelestia 10031[2])

In Revelation 7:17, it signifies that they shall no longer combat against evils and falsities, and so shall not grieve, but be in goods and truths, and thus heavenly joys. (Apocalypse Revealed 385, Apocalypse Explained 484)

'A tear' signifies grief because of a lack of understanding of truth.