Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
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Ezekiel 6:9
Then those who escape will remember me among the nations where they are taken captive. I was hurt by their adulterous hearts, which turned away from me, and by their eyes, which lusted after idols. They will hate themselves for the evil and disgusting things that they have done.
Isaiah 38:14
I cry like a swallow (swift). I mourn like a dove. My eyes are red from looking to you, Jehovah. I am terribly abused. Please come and help me.
Isaiah 59:11
We all growl like bears. We coo like doves. We hope for justice, but there is none. We hope for salvation, but it is far from us.
Mourning
Ezekiel 36:31
Then you will remember your evil ways and the bad things that you did. You will hate yourselves for all these wicked and disgusting things.
Proverbs 5:11
You mourn at last, when your flesh and your body are consumed.
Jeremiah 31:9
With weeping they will come. By supplication I will lead them. I will make them walk by streams of waters on a straight path in which they will not stumble. For I am a father to Israel and Ephraim is my firstborn.
Jeremiah 50:4
In those days and at that time, declares Jehovah, the sons of Israel will come. Both they and the sons of Judah will go along weeping as they go. They will seek Jehovah their God.
Zechariah 12:10
I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of kindness and of supplication. They will look to the one whom they pierced; and they will mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son. There will be a bitter lamentation for him, like one who grieves for his first-born.
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Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.