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
{Yod} The Senators of the daughter Zion sit upon the ground in silence: they have strawed ashes upon their heads, and girded themselves with sackcloth. The maidens of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
Psalm 39:9
I became dumb, and opened not my mouth; for it was thy doing.
Psalm 102:7
I watch, and am even as it were a sparrow that sitteth alone upon the housetop.
Jeremiah 15:17
I dwell not among the council of scorners, neither is my delight therein: but I dwell only in the fear of thy hand, for thou hast filled me with bitterness.