Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible




“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter. Verse ConceptsDisappointments, Examples OfPeople Renaming PeopleGod TroublingPeople With Apt NamesDepressionBitterness

Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
my spirit drinks their poison.
God’s terrors are arrayed against me.
Verse ConceptsBeverages, FigurativeArrows, Figurative OfPoisonAnxiety, Examples OfThe AlmightySevere AfflictionsGod Appointed AfflictionsTerror Of GodArrows

I was at ease, but He shattered me;
He seized me by the scruff of the neck
and smashed me to pieces.
He set me up as His target;
Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsTargetsThose At Ease

You lured us into a trap;
You placed burdens on our backs.
Verse ConceptsBackMonotonyGod Appointed AfflictionsGod Trappingpressure

For we are consumed by Your anger;
we are terrified by Your wrath.
Verse ConceptsGod's IndignationAnger Of God, Description

I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears because of Your indignation and wrath; for You have picked me up and thrown me aside.

“Son of man, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a fatal blow. But you must not lament or weep or let your tears flow. Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenDo Not MournAll Life Is Dependent On GodRemoving People From Your Lifeheartbroken


“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter. Verse ConceptsDisappointments, Examples OfPeople Renaming PeopleGod TroublingPeople With Apt NamesDepressionBitterness

Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
my spirit drinks their poison.
God’s terrors are arrayed against me.
Verse ConceptsBeverages, FigurativeArrows, Figurative OfPoisonAnxiety, Examples OfThe AlmightySevere AfflictionsGod Appointed AfflictionsTerror Of GodArrows

I was at ease, but He shattered me;
He seized me by the scruff of the neck
and smashed me to pieces.
He set me up as His target;
Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsTargetsThose At Ease

You lured us into a trap;
You placed burdens on our backs.
Verse ConceptsBackMonotonyGod Appointed AfflictionsGod Trappingpressure

For we are consumed by Your anger;
we are terrified by Your wrath.
Verse ConceptsGod's IndignationAnger Of God, Description

I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears because of Your indignation and wrath; for You have picked me up and thrown me aside.

“Son of man, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a fatal blow. But you must not lament or weep or let your tears flow. Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenDo Not MournAll Life Is Dependent On GodRemoving People From Your Lifeheartbroken

Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons. Verse ConceptsWidows

both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two children and without her husband. Verse ConceptsActual WidowsBereavement

"Don't call me Naomi. Call me Mara," she answered, "for the Almighty has made me very bitter. I left full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has pronounced [judgment] on me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?"

The king was deeply moved and went up to the gate chamber and wept. As he walked, he cried, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!” Verse ConceptsDavid, Character OfCryingChildren, needs ofDespondency, Causes OfBereavement, Experience OfIntimacyLonelinessMourningRegretStairwaysSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfWeepingChildren, Parents LoveDuplicating WordsDesire For DeathUpper RoomsMourning The Death Of OthersLove For Children

“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter. Verse ConceptsDisappointments, Examples OfPeople Renaming PeopleGod TroublingPeople With Apt NamesDepressionBitterness

Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. Verse ConceptsGriefLossSorrowWeepingMourning The Death Of OthersDeath

So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly, Verse ConceptsShrinesSittingVoicesWeepingAction Until Evening

All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” And his father wept for him. Verse ConceptsBereavement, Experience OfGrave, TheLove, And The WorldSheolWeepingComfort, Of FriendsParental LoveAfflicted To DeathNo Comfort


When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, He was angry in His spirit and deeply moved. Verse ConceptsBereavement, God's Comfort inSpirit, Nature OfUnhappinessWeepingMourning The Death Of Others

But Mary stood outside facing the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb. Verse ConceptsSorrowUnhappinessWeepingCrouchingJesus TombMourning The Death Of Christ

So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them. Verse ConceptsClothBereavement, Experience OfStairwaysDressMournersWidowsClothing The NeedyOuter GarmentsInner GarmentsActual WidowsUpper RoomsMourning The Death Of Otherssisterhood

Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped, Verse ConceptsMantlesClothing, Tearing OfBarbersBaldnessBereavement, Experience OfHairsShavingTearing Of ClothesDressThose Who Tore Clothes

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But Jacob answered, “My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.” Verse ConceptsBereavement, Experience OfGrave, TheLove, And The WorldUnhappinessParental LoveAfflicted To DeathGreySole SurvivorsDeath Of Unnamed Individuals

The king was deeply moved and went up to the gate chamber and wept. As he walked, he cried, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!” Verse ConceptsDavid, Character OfCryingChildren, needs ofDespondency, Causes OfBereavement, Experience OfIntimacyLonelinessMourningRegretStairwaysSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfWeepingChildren, Parents LoveDuplicating WordsDesire For DeathUpper RoomsMourning The Death Of OthersLove For Children

“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter. Verse ConceptsDisappointments, Examples OfPeople Renaming PeopleGod TroublingPeople With Apt NamesDepressionBitterness

Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. Verse ConceptsGriefLossSorrowWeepingMourning The Death Of OthersDeath

So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly, Verse ConceptsShrinesSittingVoicesWeepingAction Until Evening

All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” And his father wept for him. Verse ConceptsBereavement, Experience OfGrave, TheLove, And The WorldSheolWeepingComfort, Of FriendsParental LoveAfflicted To DeathNo Comfort


When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, He was angry in His spirit and deeply moved. Verse ConceptsBereavement, God's Comfort inSpirit, Nature OfUnhappinessWeepingMourning The Death Of Others

But Mary stood outside facing the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb. Verse ConceptsSorrowUnhappinessWeepingCrouchingJesus TombMourning The Death Of Christ

So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them. Verse ConceptsClothBereavement, Experience OfStairwaysDressMournersWidowsClothing The NeedyOuter GarmentsInner GarmentsActual WidowsUpper RoomsMourning The Death Of Otherssisterhood

Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped, Verse ConceptsMantlesClothing, Tearing OfBarbersBaldnessBereavement, Experience OfHairsShavingTearing Of ClothesDressThose Who Tore Clothes

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But Jacob answered, “My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.” Verse ConceptsBereavement, Experience OfGrave, TheLove, And The WorldUnhappinessParental LoveAfflicted To DeathGreySole SurvivorsDeath Of Unnamed Individuals


“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter. Verse ConceptsDisappointments, Examples OfPeople Renaming PeopleGod TroublingPeople With Apt NamesDepressionBitterness

Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
my spirit drinks their poison.
God’s terrors are arrayed against me.
Verse ConceptsBeverages, FigurativeArrows, Figurative OfPoisonAnxiety, Examples OfThe AlmightySevere AfflictionsGod Appointed AfflictionsTerror Of GodArrows

I was at ease, but He shattered me;
He seized me by the scruff of the neck
and smashed me to pieces.
He set me up as His target;
Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsTargetsThose At Ease

You lured us into a trap;
You placed burdens on our backs.
Verse ConceptsBackMonotonyGod Appointed AfflictionsGod Trappingpressure

For we are consumed by Your anger;
we are terrified by Your wrath.
Verse ConceptsGod's IndignationAnger Of God, Description

I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears because of Your indignation and wrath; for You have picked me up and thrown me aside.

“Son of man, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a fatal blow. But you must not lament or weep or let your tears flow. Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenDo Not MournAll Life Is Dependent On GodRemoving People From Your Lifeheartbroken

Her sons took Moabite women as their wives: one was named Orpah and the second was named Ruth. After they lived in Moab about 10 years, Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningGood Wives ExamplesTen To Fourteen Years

Again they wept loudly, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. Naomi said, "Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law." But Ruth replied: Do not persuade me to leave you or go back and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. read more.
Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord do this to me, and even more, if anything but death separates you and me. When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her. The two of them traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was excited about their arrival and [the local women] exclaimed, "Can this be Naomi?" "Don't call me Naomi. Call me Mara," she answered, "for the Almighty has made me very bitter. I left full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has pronounced [judgment] on me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?" So Naomi came back from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. They arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.