Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Children » Grief occasioned by loss of
Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” And his father wept for him.
Your servant my father said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two sons. One left-I said that he must have been torn to pieces-and I have never seen him again. If you also take this one from me and anything happens to him, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.'
and roll in the dust.
Mourn as you would for an only son,
a bitter lament,
for suddenly the destroyer
This is what the Lord says:
A voice was heard in Ramah,
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
The Dead » Mourning for » Examples of grief
“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter.
Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly,
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” And his father wept for him.
This is what the Lord says:
A voice was heard in Ramah,
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, He was angry in His spirit and deeply moved.
But Mary stood outside facing the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb.
So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them.
Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
But Jacob answered, “My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.”
The Dead » Mourning for, often » Very great
This is what the Lord says:
A voice was heard in Ramah,
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, He was angry in His spirit and deeply moved.
weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children;
and she refused to be consoled,
because they were no more.
Mourning » Examples of grief
“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter.
Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly,
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” And his father wept for him.
This is what the Lord says:
A voice was heard in Ramah,
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, He was angry in His spirit and deeply moved.
But Mary stood outside facing the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb.
So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them.
Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
But Jacob answered, “My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.”
Prophecies respecting Christ » The slaying of the children of bethlehem
This is what the Lord says:
A voice was heard in Ramah,
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Rachel weeping for her children (the slaughter of the infants in bethlehem predicted and fulfilled)
This is what the Lord says:
A voice was heard in Ramah,
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; and she refused to be consoled, because they were no more.
Ramah » Called rama » Prophecies concerning
the trumpet in Ramah;
raise the war cry in Beth-aven:
After you, Benjamin!
This is what the Lord says:
A voice was heard in Ramah,
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children;
and she refused to be consoled,
because they were no more.
“We will spend the night at Geba.”
The people of Ramah are trembling;
those at Gibeah of Saul have fled.