Thematic Bible: Common causes of loss of sleep
Thematic Bible
Sleeplessness » Common causes of loss of sleep » Old age
while the sound of the mill fades;
when one rises at the sound of a bird,
and all the daughters of song grow faint.
In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled him, and sleep deserted him.
Sleeplessness » Common causes of loss of sleep » Sickness
but my gnawing pains never rest.
When I lie down I think: When will I get up? But the evening drags on endlessly, and I toss and turn until dawn. My flesh is clothed with maggots and encrusted with dirt. My skin forms scabs and then oozes.
Sleeplessness » Common causes of loss of sleep » Care of wealth
The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits him no sleep.
Sleeplessness » Common causes of loss of sleep » Grief and remorse
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No diversions were brought to him, and he could not sleep. At the first light of dawn the king got up and hurried to the lions' den.
Sleeplessness » Common causes of loss of sleep » Burdens of state
That night sleep escaped the king, so he ordered the book recording daily events to be brought and read to the king.