Thematic Bible: Sympathy the marks of true


Thematic Bible



Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had happened to him, each of them came from his home. They met together to go and sympathize with him and comfort him.

Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly while all the people were marching past. As the king was crossing the Kidron Valley, all the people were marching past on the road that leads to the desert.


Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother.

Have I not wept for those who have fallen on hard times?
Has my soul not grieved for the needy?

A large crowd of people followed Him, including women who were mourning and lamenting Him.

I went about grieving as if for my friend or brother;
I was bowed down with grief,
like one mourning a mother.
















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