Thematic Bible: Examples of grief

The king then became very upset. He went up to the upper room over the gate and wept. As he went he said, "My son, Absalom! My son, my son, Absalom! If only I could have died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!" Verse Concepts

But she replied to them, "Don't call me 'Naomi'! Call me 'Mara' because the Sovereign One has treated me very harshly. Verse Concepts

Then she died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. Verse Concepts

So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably. Verse Concepts

All his sons and daughters stood by him to console him, but he refused to be consoled. "No," he said, "I will go to the grave mourning my son." So Joseph's father wept for him. Verse Concepts

The Lord says, "A sound is heard in Ramah, a sound of crying in bitter grief. It is the sound of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are gone." Verse Concepts

When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who had come with her weeping, he was intensely moved in spirit and greatly distressed. Verse Concepts

But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb. Verse Concepts

So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived they brought him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, crying and showing him the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was with them. Verse Concepts

Then Job got up and tore his robe. He shaved his head, and then he threw himself down with his face to the ground. Verse Concepts