17 Bible Verses about Mourning
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"A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter lamentation: It was Rachel bewailing her children, and she refused to be comforted because there were no more."
So the Jews who were with Mary in the house sympathizing with her, when they saw that she had risen hastily and had gone out, followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep aloud there.
He goes in. "Why all this outcry and loud weeping?" He asks; "the child is asleep, not dead."
The people were all weeping aloud and beating their breasts for her; but He said, "Leave off wailing; for she is not dead, but asleep."
From Thematic Bible
Fasting » Accompanied by » Mourning
Israel » Mourning
Israel » moses » death » Mourning
jacob » Mourning » 40 days
Mourning » Examples of grief
Mourning » Customs » Hired mourners
Mourning » Hired mourners
Mourning » General references to
Mourning » For the dead » Lamentations
Then were these words, spoken by the Prophet Jeremiah, fulfilled, "A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter lamentation: It was Rachel bewailing her children, and she refused to be comforted because there were no more."
Mourning » For the dead » Cutting the flesh
Mourning » Covering » The head and the face
Mourning » Those that mourn
"Blessed are you who hunger now, because your hunger shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you who now weep aloud, because you 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
"But alas for you rich men, because you already have your consolation! "Alas for you who now have plenty to eat, because you will be hungry! "Alas for you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep aloud!
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, wailing and bitter lamentation: It was Rachel bewailing her children, and she refused to be comforted because there were no more."
Mourning Due To Catastrophe
Matthew 13:42and these they will throw into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth.
Mourning In Regret
Matthew 13:42and these they will throw into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth.
Mourning The Death Of Christ
Mark 16:10She went and brought the tidings to those who had been with Him, as they were mourning and weeping.
Mourning The Death Of Others
Luke 8:52The people were all weeping aloud and beating their breasts for her; but He said, "Leave off wailing; for she is not dead, but asleep."
Mourning Turned To Joy
John 16:20In most solemn truth I tell you that you will weep aloud and lament, but the world will be glad. You will mourn, but your grief will be turned into gladness.
Not Mourning
Matthew 11:17"'We have played the flute to you,' they say, 'and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not beaten your breasts.'
Others Mourning
Matthew 26:75and Peter recollected the words of Jesus, how He had said, "Before the cock crows you will three times disown me." And he went out and wept aloud, bitterly.
