17 Bible Verses about Mourning

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Matthew 2:18

A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children; and was not willing to be comforted, because they are not.

John 11:31

Then the Jews being with her in the house, and comforting her, seeing Mary, that she arose up quickly and went out, followed her, thinking that she goes to the tomb in order that she may weep there.

Matthew 9:23

And Jesus having come into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players, and the weeping crowd,

Mark 5:39

and having come in, He says to them, Why are you excited and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleepeth.

Luke 8:52

And they were all weeping, and wailing over her: and He said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

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Fasting » Accompanied by » Mourning

Israel » Mourning

Israel » moses » death » Mourning

jacob » Mourning » 40 days

Mourning » Examples of grief

Mourning » Customs » Hired mourners

Matthew 9:23

And Jesus having come into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players, and the weeping crowd,

Mourning » Hired mourners

Matthew 9:23

And Jesus having come into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players, and the weeping crowd,

Mourning » General references to

Mourning » For the dead » Lamentations

Matthew 2:17-18

Then the word having been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying: A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children; and was not willing to be comforted, because they are not.

Mourning » For the dead » Cutting the flesh

Mourning » Covering » The head and the face

Mourning » Those that mourn

Luke 6:21

Blessed are ye who hunger now: because ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye who weep now: because ye shall laugh.

Mourning » Covering » The upper lip

Mourning » Caused ceremonial defilement

Mourning » For the dead » Fasting

Mourning » Laying the hand on the head

Mourning » Walking barefoot

Mourning » Wearing mourning clothes

Mourning » Cutting or plucking off the hair and beard

Mourning » Prevented offerings from being accepted

Mourning » For the dead » Head uncovered

Mourning » When people mourn

Mourning » Sexes separated in

Mourning » Who to mourn with

Mourning » Who shall mourn

Luke 6:24-25

Moreover woe unto you rich! because you exhaust your reward. Woe unto you who are full! because you shall hunger. Woe unto you who are now laughing because you shall weep and mourn.

Mourning » David's lamentations over » The death of saul and his sons

Mourning » David's lamentations over » The death of abner

Mourning » Priests prohibited, except for the nearest of kin

Mourning » David's lamentations over » The death of absalom

Mourning » For the dead » Lying on the ground

Mourning » Jeremiah and the singing men and singing women lament for josiah

Mourning » The egyptians mourned for jacob for seventy days

Mourning » Laying aside ornaments

Mourning » Ashes put on the head

Mourning » For the dead » Personal appearance neglected

Mourning » The israelites mourned for aaron for thirty days

Mourning » Sitting on the ground

Mourning » Dressing in black

Mourning » For nadab and abihu forbidden

Mourning » Abraham mourned for sarah

Mourning » Dust on the head

Topics on Mourning

Mourning Death

Matthew 2:18

A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children; and was not willing to be comforted, because they are not.

Mourning The Death Of Others

Luke 8:52

And they were all weeping, and wailing over her: and He said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

Not Mourning

Matthew 11:17

We piped unto you, and you did not dance; we mourned unto you, and you did not lament.

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