10 Bible Verses about Disappointments

We hoped for peace, but there was nothing good;
for a time of healing, but there was only terror.

Solomon’s proverbs:

A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.

Delayed hope makes the heart sick,
but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.

ע AyinAll the while our eyes were failing
as we looked in vain for assistance;
we watched from our towers
for a nation that refused to help.

Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look how they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

But when I hoped for good, evil came;
when I looked for light, darkness came.

Why has my pain become unending,
my wound incurable,
refusing to be healed?
You truly have become like a mirage to me—
water that is not reliable.

Throughout all this Job did not sin or blame God for anything.

But Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious. He prayed to the Lord: “Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place. I knew that You are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to become angry, rich in faithful love, and One who relents from sending disaster. And now, Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”