Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

Bible References

For how

Genesis 44:34
For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the grief that would overwhelm my father.”
Jeremiah 4:19
My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in agony!
Oh, the pain in my heart!
My heart pounds;
I cannot be silent.
For you, my soul,
have heard the sound of the ram’s horn—
the shout of battle.
Jeremiah 9:1
If my head were a spring of water,
my eyes a fountain of tears,
I would weep day and night
over the slain of my dear people.
Luke 19:41
As He approached and saw the city, He wept over it,
Romans 9:2
that I have intense sorrow and continual anguish in my heart.
Romans 10:1
Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God concerning them is for their salvation!

The evil

Esther 7:4
For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and extermination. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept silent. Indeed, the trouble wouldn’t be worth burdening the king.”
Nehemiah 2:3
and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

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