30 Bible Verses about Mourning The Death Of Others
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After some time Judah's wife died. When he finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah of Adullam went to Timnah, where his sheep were being sheared.
It took forty days, which is the normal time for embalming. The Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. When the time of mourning was over, Joseph said to the king's officials: Please take this message to the king:
They mourned loudly for a long time at the threshing place at Atad east of the Jordan. Joseph performed mourning ceremonies for seven days.
They grieved and mourned and fasted until evening for Saul and Jonathan and for Israel, the people of Jehovah, because so many had been killed in battle.
Then David chanted with a lament (dirge) (requiem) over Saul and Jonathan his son.
Abner was buried in Hebron. David and everyone else stood at the tomb and cried loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the king's sons arrived. They cried loudly and the king and all his men also cried very bitterly.
The king was shaken by the news. He went to the room above the gate and cried. My son Absalom! He said. My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!
They brought Joab word. They said: The king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
The old prophet picked up the body and brought it back to Bethel on the donkey. There he mourned over it and buried it. He buried it in his own family grave. He and his sons mourned over it, saying: Oh my brother, my brother!
You will die peacefully. People will burn funeral fires for you as they did for your ancestors, the kings who lived before you.' They will say: Oh, master, as they mourn for you. I have spoken my word, declares Jehovah.''
They were all weeping and morning her. He said: Do not weep for she is not dead, but sleeps.
He entered and said: Why all the commotion and why do you weep. The child is not dead but sleeps.
The Jews were with her in the house, consoling her. They saw Mary get up quickly and leave. So they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
Jesus groaned in his spirit and was troubled when he saw her weeping and the Jews who came with her weeping.
Peter went to them right a way. When he arrived they brought him into the upper chamber. All the widows stood by him weeping and showing the coats and garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.
Then he brought me to the entrance of the gate of Jehovah's house toward the north; and I saw women sitting there weeping for Tammuz (the god).
Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar: Do not leave your hair uncombed or tear your clothes to show that you are in mourning. If you do you will die. For Jehovah will be angry with the whole community. But all other Israelites are allowed to mourn this death caused by the fire Jehovah sent.
The entire congregation learned that Aaron had died. They all mourned for him for thirty days.
So the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.
Samuel died. All Israel gathered to mourn him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David went to the desert of Paran.
After Samuel died all the Israelites mourned for him. They buried him in his hometown of Ramah. Saul forced all the fortunetellers and mediums to leave Israel.
All the people of Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He will be the only member of Jeroboam's family who will be properly buried for he is the only one with whom Jehovah, the God of Israel, is pleased.
The people of Israel mourned for him and buried him. This is as Jehovah said through his servant, the prophet Ahijah.