Thematic Bible: Weariness of


Thematic Bible




As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind. The sun beat down so much on Jonah’s head that he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, “It’s better for me to die than to live.” Verse ConceptsFaintingeastDespondency, Examples OfHeatHopelessnessThe SunWeather, God's Sovereignty OverWindCynicismWanting To DieAdvantagesOut Of The EastGod Dispensing WindDesire For DeathHot WeatherGod Appointing OthersLife DespisedrelaxingjonahThe East Wind


So Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m sick of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob marries a Hittite woman like one of them, what good is my life?” Verse ConceptsHope, Results Of Its AbsenceMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningWearinessWeariness Of Life

Why is light given to one burdened with grief,
and life to those whose existence is bitter,
Verse ConceptsLight, SpiritualWearinessWeariness Of Life

What strength do I have that I should continue to hope?
What is my future, that I should be patient?
Verse ConceptsHope, Results Of Its AbsencePessimismWeariness Of LifeFrustrationWisdomBeing Patientpatientsstrengh

Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind. Verse ConceptsWeariness Of LifeUseless EndeavourUnder The Sunfootball

Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun. Look at the tears of those who are oppressed; they have no one to comfort them. Power is with those who oppress them; they have no one to comfort them. So I admired the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who are still alive.

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