Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



Indeed, the people of Israel are my dear children. They are the children I take delight in. For even though I must often rebuke them, I still remember them with fondness. So I am deeply moved with pity for them and will surely have compassion on them. I, the Lord, affirm it!


Joseph hurried out, for he was overcome by affection for his brother and was at the point of tears. So he went to his room and wept there.

The real mother spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. She said, "My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don't kill him!" But the other woman said, "Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!"

My heart is in turmoil unceasingly; the days of my affliction confront me.

My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.

My lover thrust his hand through the hole, and my feelings were stirred for him.

I said, "Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul!

(Resh) Look, O Lord! I am distressed; my stomach is in knots! My heart is pounding inside me. Yes, I was terribly rebellious! Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; Inside the house death is present.