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Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » From God
And know in thine heart, that as a man chastens his son, so the LORD thy God chastens thee.
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks of the poison; and terrors of God combat me.
I was prosperous, but he has broken me asunder; he has taken me by my neck and shaken me to pieces and set me up for his mark.
For I have eaten ashes like bread and mingled my drink with weeping, because of thine indignation and thy wrath; for thou hast lifted me up and cast me down.
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes by death; yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
Afflictions » From God
And know in thine heart, that as a man chastens his son, so the LORD thy God chastens thee.
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks of the poison; and terrors of God combat me.
I was prosperous, but he has broken me asunder; he has taken me by my neck and shaken me to pieces and set me up for his mark.
For I have eaten ashes like bread and mingled my drink with weeping, because of thine indignation and thy wrath; for thou hast lifted me up and cast me down.
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes by death; yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
Bereavement » Instances of » Naomi, of her husband
And Mahlon and Chilion both died also; and the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the LORD has brought me home again empty. Why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?
The Dead » Mourning for » Examples of grief
Then the king was much moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept; and as he went, he said this: O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! I would rather have died instead of thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
And the people came to the house of God and abode there until the evening before God and lifted up their voices and wept sore
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
Thus hath the LORD said; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her sons, she refused to be comforted regarding her sons, because they perished.
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he became enraged in the Spirit and stirred himself up
But Mary stood outside near the sepulchre weeping, and as she wept, she stooped down and looked into the sepulchre
Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made them while she was with them.
Then Job arose and rent his mantle and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshipped
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; if some disaster should befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring my gray hairs with sorrow down to Sheol.
Mourning » Examples of grief
Then the king was much moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept; and as he went, he said this: O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! I would rather have died instead of thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
And the people came to the house of God and abode there until the evening before God and lifted up their voices and wept sore
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
Thus hath the LORD said; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her sons, she refused to be comforted regarding her sons, because they perished.
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he became enraged in the Spirit and stirred himself up
But Mary stood outside near the sepulchre weeping, and as she wept, she stooped down and looked into the sepulchre
Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made them while she was with them.
Then Job arose and rent his mantle and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshipped
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; if some disaster should befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring my gray hairs with sorrow down to Sheol.
Trials » From God
And know in thine heart, that as a man chastens his son, so the LORD thy God chastens thee.
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks of the poison; and terrors of God combat me.
I was prosperous, but he has broken me asunder; he has taken me by my neck and shaken me to pieces and set me up for his mark.
For I have eaten ashes like bread and mingled my drink with weeping, because of thine indignation and thy wrath; for thou hast lifted me up and cast me down.
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes by death; yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
Women » Good » Ruth
who took wives for themselves of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth; and they dwelt there about ten years.
And they lifted up their voice and wept again, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth cleaved unto her. And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods; return thou after thy sister-in-law. And Ruth said, Do not intreat me to leave thee or to return from following after thee, for wherever thou goest, I will go; and wherever thou shalt lodge, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people and thy God my God. read more.
Where thou diest, I will die, and there will I be buried; let the LORD do so unto me and let him give unto me that only death shall part thee and me. When she saw that she was courageous to go with her, then she left off speaking to her. So the two walked until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, entering into Bethlehem, that all the city was moved because of them, and they said, Is this Naomi? And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the LORD has brought me home again empty. Why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me? So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the fields of Moab, and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
Where thou diest, I will die, and there will I be buried; let the LORD do so unto me and let him give unto me that only death shall part thee and me. When she saw that she was courageous to go with her, then she left off speaking to her. So the two walked until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, entering into Bethlehem, that all the city was moved because of them, and they said, Is this Naomi? And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the LORD has brought me home again empty. Why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me? So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the fields of Moab, and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.