17 occurrences in 10 translations

'Grieving' in the Bible

So the LORD said, "I will annihilate these human beings whom I've created from the earth, including people, animals, crawling things, and flying creatures, because I'm grieving that I made them."

Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeFlood, TheAnimals, religious role ofAirThe DelugeDestruction Of All CreaturesGod KillingBoth Men And Animals KilledGod Killing All PeopleMan's Relationship With His CreatorRegretting

Some years later, Shua's daughter (that is, Judah's wife) died. As Judah was grieving, he visited the shearers of his flock in Timnah, accompanied by his Adullamite friend Hirah.

Verse ConceptsUnhappinessSheep ShearingDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsMourning The Death Of Others

Then Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you cry and why do you not eat? Why are you so sad and discontent? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

Verse ConceptsUnhappinessWeepingHusbands Duty To WivesTen PeopleGood PeopleWhy Do You Do This?

for ye have conspired all of you against me, and there is none uncovering mine ear about my son's covenanting with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you grieving for me, and uncovering mine ear, that my son hath raised up my servant against me, to lie in wait as at this day.'

Verse ConceptsTreatyAllegiancesAmbushThose Who Did Not TellPeople Without Mercy

Then King David longed to go to Absalom, for David had finished grieving over Amnon’s death.

Verse ConceptsLove, And The WorldSpirit, Nature OfParental Lovereuniting

That day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the troops because on that day the troops heard, “The king is grieving over his son.”

Verse ConceptsSorrowPeople Mourning CatastropheDeath

"The children who are grieving at present will yet say in your hearing, "This place is too crowded for me; make room for me, so I may have a place to live.'

Verse Conceptsspace

‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You do not see it?Why have we humbled ourselves and You do not notice?’Hear this [O Israel], on the day of your fast [when you should be grieving for your sins] you find something you desire [to do],And you force your hired servants to work [instead of stopping all work, as the law teaches].

Verse ConceptsFasting, Of HypocritesMastersOppression, Nature OfHow To FastPointless FastingHumbling OneselfFastingFasting And PrayerAbuse

My heart is crushed because my dear people are being crushed. I go about crying and grieving. I am overwhelmed with dismay.

Verse ConceptsBeing Earnest For IsraeldiscouragementSorrowI Mourn CatastropheHealing A Broken HeartHurtA Broken Hearthurting

“I have surely heard Ephraim grieving,‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,Like an untrained calf;Bring me back that I may be restored,For You are the Lord my God.

Verse ConceptsConversion, nature ofObstinacy Against GodCalvesChastisementRevival, CorporateAfflictions, Prayer DuringAfflictions, Benefits OfSelf WillReinstating PeopleDisciplineYou Are Our God

The roads that lead to Zion are in mourning, because no one travels to the festivals. All her gates are desolate; her priests are moaning. Her young women are grieving, and she is bitter.

Verse ConceptsSighingPilgrimageRoadsTragedy On The StreetsFestivals DisregardedMourning Due To CatastropheNo One To Be Found

And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

Verse ConceptsBriersThorns

“This is what the Lord God says: I caused grieving on the day the cedar went down to Sheol. I closed off the underground deep because of it: I held back the rivers of the deep, and its abundant waters were restrained. I made Lebanon mourn on account of it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.

Verse ConceptsMourning DeathHarming TreesThe Fact Of Death

drinking wine from bowls, anointing themselves with the choicest of oils, but not grieving on the occasion of Joseph's ruin

Verse ConceptsAnointing, Social CustomOintmentDrinking WineAnointing OneselfNot Mourning

I will gather those of you grieving on account of the feast; they were raising against her a reproach.

Verse ConceptsBeing Reproved

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