Thematic Bible: Examples of grief

The king was shaken by the news. He went to the room above the gate and cried. My son Absalom! He said. My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son! Verse Concepts

She said: Do not call me Naomi (meaning pleasant). Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life bitter. Verse Concepts

Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to cry because of her death. Verse Concepts

The people of Israel went to Bethel and sat there in the presence of God until evening. They lifted their voices and wept bitterly. Verse Concepts

All his sons and daughters came to comfort him. However, he refused to be comforted. He said: I will go down to the grave still mourning for my son. So he continued to mourn for his son Joseph. Verse Concepts

This is what Jehovah says: 'A sound is heard in Ramah, the sound of crying in bitter grief. Rachel is crying for her children. She refuses to be comforted, because they are dead.' Verse Concepts

Jesus groaned in his spirit and was troubled when he saw her weeping and the Jews who came with her weeping. Verse Concepts

Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. She stooped and looked into the tomb. Verse Concepts

Peter went to them right a way. When he arrived they brought him into the upper chamber. All the widows stood by him weeping and showing the coats and garments that Dorcas made while she was with them. Verse Concepts

Then Job got up and tore his clothes in grief. He shaved his head and threw himself face down on the ground. Verse Concepts