The expression of Jesus here was a result of both physical and spiritual thirst. God left him at this point and he screamed Eli, Eli lama..

Mathew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. The cross in our days is not the small cross...

IIChronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their...