Thematic Bible: The head and the face


Thematic Bible



Meanwhile, the king veiled his face and kept on crying loudly, "My son Absalom! Absalom my son, my son!" Verse ConceptsGesturesFacesSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfVeilsDuplicating Words

David then left, going up the Mount of Olives, crying as he went, with his head covered and his feet bare. All of the people who were with him covered their own heads and climbed up the Mount of Olives, crying as they went along. Verse ConceptsBarefeetHead coveringSelf PitySuffering, Emotional Aspects OfVeilsWeepingShoes

Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate, while Haman hurried to his house, mourning and hiding his face. Verse ConceptsCovering HeadsSitting In The GatewayPeople Mourning CatastropheGod's TimingGods Timing

Their nobles send their young people for water. They go to the cisterns, but they find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They're disappointed and dismayed, and they cover their heads in shame. The ground is cracked, because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers are disappointed, and they cover their heads in shame.

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