38 Bible Verses about Pessimism
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He said: I would pull down my barns and build larger barns. I will store all my grain and goods there. I will say to my self: 'You have many possessions saved for many years. Take it easy and eat, drink and be merry.' But God said to him: 'You fool this night you will give up your life. Then who will have all these things you accumulated?'
You know, O Jehovah that we pass through life like exiles and strangers, as our ancestors did. Our days are like a passing shadow, and we cannot escape death.
At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail. Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil, yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth growth like a plant.read more.
On the other hand man dies and is laid low. He breathes his last and is no more! Just like water that disappears from the sea or a riverbed that becomes parched and dry, so men lie down and do not rise. Until the heavens are no more, men will not awake or be roused from their sleep.
Should I look for the grave as my home and make my bed in the darkness? If I say to the pit: You are my father! And to the worm: You are my mother and sister! Where is my hope? Can you see any hope left in me?read more.
Will hope go down with me to the gates of the grave? Will my hope rest with me in the dust?
What strength do I have, that I should wait and hope? What prospects, that I should be patient?
He broke my teeth with crushed stones. I am bent low in the dust. Peace has been removed far away from me. I do not remember what good is. I said: My strength is cut off, and my hope from Jehovah.
Jehovah also said: Son of man, all the people of Israel are like these bones. The people say: Our bones are dry, and our hope has vanished. We are completely destroyed.
As a mountain erodes and crumbles and as a rock is moved from its place, as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy man's hope.
If you are trying to make yourselves look better than me by using my disgrace as an argument against me, then I want you to know that God has wronged me and surrounded me with his net. Yes I cry for Help! I am being attacked! But I get no response. I call for help, but there is no justice.read more.
God has blocked my path so that I cannot go on. He has made my path dark. He stripped me of my honor. He took the crown off my head. He beats me down on every side until I am gone. He uproots my hope like a tree. He is very angry with me. He considers me his enemy. His troops assemble against me. They build a ramp to attack me. They camp around my tent. My brothers stay far away from me. My friends are complete strangers to me.
You were separate from Christ at that time, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel. You were strangers from the covenants of the promise. You had no hope and were without God in the world.
Such is the destiny of all who forget God. The hope of the godless will perish. What he trusts in is fragile and what he relies on is like a spider's web. He leans on his web, but it gives way! He clings to it, but it does not hold.
The fear of the wicked will come upon him. The desire of the righteous will be granted.
When a wicked man dies his expectation perishes, indeed the hope of unjust men perishes.
Do not worry about evil people. Do not envy the wicked! There is no reward for the evil man! The candle of the wicked will be put out.
The Egyptians will become discouraged. I will bring their plans to nothing. They will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead, the mediums and the spiritists.
In that day, declares Jehovah, the king and the officials will lose their courage. The priests will be stunned. The prophets will be amazed and astonished.
Every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. The rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and battered the house and it fell with a great crash.
I do not want you to be ignorant brothers, concerning those who are asleep (in death). You do not need to sorrow like others who have no hope.
The men who had gone with him said: We cannot attack those people! They are too strong for us! They spread lies among the Israelites about the land they had explored. They said: The land we explored is one that devours those who live there. All the people we saw there are very tall. We saw Nephilim there. The descendants of Anak are Nephilim. We felt as small as grasshoppers. That is no doubt how we must have looked to them.
Where can we go up? Our brothers caused us to lose heart. They said: The people are stronger and taller than we are. The cities are large and the walls go up to the sky. Moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.'
From this day forward I will make all the people and nations through out the earth afraid of you. They will hear reports about you and tremble and be in anguish because of you.
She said to the men: I know Jehovah has given you the land and the terror of you has fallen on us. All the inhabitants of the land are afraid of you.
I went away full, and Jehovah sent me back empty. Why do you give me the name Naomi, seeing that Jehovah has given witness against me, and the Almighty has brought sorrow to me?
Saul and all the Israelites were overcome with fear when they heard what this Philistine said.
The Israelite army realized that they were outnumbered and were going to lose the battle. Some of the Israelite men hid in caves, thickets and rocks. Others hid in tombs or in deep dry pits. Some of them went to Gad and Gilead on the other side of the Jordan River. Saul stayed at Gilgal. His soldiers trembled with fear.
He went into a cave and spent the night. The word of Jehovah came to him, saying: What are you doing here, Elijah? He said: I have been zealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts. The children of Israel have not kept your agreement (covenant). They have destroyed your altars. They killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I, am the only one living. Now they seek to take my life too.
If we go into the city we will starve to death. If we stay here we will also die. So let us go to the Syrian camp. The worst they can do is kill us. Maybe they will spare our lives.
A report was made to the house of David saying: Aram has allied itself with Ephraim. The heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook (their courage failed) as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.
Ashkelon will see it and fear! Gaza will be pained and Ekron will be put to shame. The king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him: We have seen the Lord. He said: Unless I feel the print of the nails in his hands and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.
The sun and stars did not appear for many days. No small tempest pressed upon us. All hope of our being saved was taken away.
Why am I discouraged? Why am I so restless? I put my hope in God for I will still praise him. He is my salvation and my God.
But having the same spirit (attitude) of faith, according to that which is written, I believe, and therefore I speak. We also believe, and therefore we also speak. We know that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you. All things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.read more.
We do not give up! Though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
Do not fear for I am with you! Do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.'
I remember this and I have hope. We have not come to destruction because of Jehovah's loving kindness. His mercies are without end. They are new every morning. Your faithfulness is abundant.read more.
I said to myself, Jehovah is my heritage. For this reason I will hope in him.
We have this treasure in earthen vessels that the power beyond what is normal may be from God, and not from ourselves. We are pressed (afflicted) (troubled) on every side, but not crushed. We are perplexed yet not to despair. We are persecuted, yet not forsaken. We are struck down, yet not destroyed.
