Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

Bible References

General references

Lamentations 2:10

The elders of the Daughter of Zion
Sit on the ground keeping silent;
They have thrown dust on their heads,
They have covered themselves with sackcloth.
The virgins of Jerusalem
Have bowed their heads to the ground.
Psalm 39:9

“I am mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is You who has done it.
Psalm 102:7

I am sleepless and lie awake [mourning],
I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.
Jeremiah 15:17

I did not sit with the group of those who celebrate,
Nor did I rejoice;
I sat alone because Your [powerful] hand was upon me,
For You had filled me with indignation [at their sin].