Thematic Bible: Examples of grief


Thematic Bible




She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi. Call me Marah; for Shaddai has dealt very bitterly with me.

Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

The people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.

All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning." His father wept for him.


When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Judeans weeping who came with her, he was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled,

But Mary was standing outside at the tomb weeping. So, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb,

Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

He said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."



She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi. Call me Marah; for Shaddai has dealt very bitterly with me.

Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

The people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.

All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning." His father wept for him.


When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Judeans weeping who came with her, he was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled,

But Mary was standing outside at the tomb weeping. So, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb,

Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

He said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."