33 Bible Verses about lonliness
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God settles the lonely in a home; he brings prisoners out into prosperity. But the rebellious abide in a barren land.
Then Yahweh God said, "[it is] not good [that] the man is alone. I will make for him a helper {as his counterpart}."
And [so] he brought me up from [the] roaring pit, from the miry clay. And he put my feet upon a rock; he made my steps steady.
For in much wisdom [is] much frustration, and whoever increases knowledge increases sorrow.
They wandered in the wilderness, in a desert. They could find no way to a city to inhabit.
You must not fear, for you will not be ashamed, and you must not be confounded, for you will not feel abashed, for you will forget the shame of your youth, and you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood.
I sat not in the assembly of jokers, [nor did] I exult. Because of the {presence} of your hand I sat alone, for you filled me [with] indignation.
Rescue my life from [the] sword, my only [life] from [the] power of [the] dogs.
How desolate the city sits [that] was full of people! She has become like a widow, [once] great among the nations! Like a woman of nobility in the provinces, she has become a forced laborer.
Now the day began to be far spent, and the twelve came up [and] said to him, "Send away the crowd so that they can go into the surrounding villages and farms to obtain lodging and find provisions, because we are here in a desolate place.
A father to orphans and a judge for widows [is] God in his holy habitation.
Flee! Save your life! {For} you must not be like the juniper tree in the desert.
I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you cared for me, I was in prison and you came to me.'
But he went out [and] began to proclaim [it] freely and to spread abroad the account, so that he was no longer able to enter publicly into a town. But he was staying outside in deserted places, and they were coming to him from all directions.
Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone [am] left a prophet of Yahweh, but the prophets of Baal [are] four hundred and fifty men.
When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness. In trouble {deliver me}. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
And getting up early in the morning [while it was] very dark, he departed and went to a deserted place, and there he was praying.
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,
[He] causes the barren woman of the house to dwell [as] the happy mother of children. Praise Yah!
And the man {gave names} to every domesticated animal and to the birds of heaven and to all the wild animals. But for [the] man there was not found a helper {as his counterpart}.
Let all their evil come before you; and deal with them just as you have dealt with me because of all my crimes; for my groaning is much and my heart [is] faint.
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.