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
Seated on the ground, in silence, are the elders of the daughter of Zion, They have lifted up dust on their head, have girded themselves with sackcloth, - Bowed down to the ground is the head, of the virgins of Jerusalem.
Psalm 39:9
I am dumb, I cannot open my mouth, for, thou, hast done it.
Psalm 102:7
I have watched and am become, Like a bird sitting alone upon a housetop.
Jeremiah 15:17
I sat not in the circle of mockers, Nor became I uproarious, - Because of thy hand, by myself did I sit, For with indignation, hadst thou filled me.