'Lonely' in the Bible

The Israelites ascribed things to the Lord their God which were not true. They built for themselves high places [of worship] in all their towns, from [the lonely] lookout tower to the [populous] fortified city.

Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am lonely and oppressed.

God causes the lonely to dwell in families. He leads prisoners into prosperity, but rebels live on parched land.

I lie awake,I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

They will hear, 'Run! Save yourselves! Even if you must be like a lonely shrub in the desert!'

How lonely she lies, the city that thronged with people! Like a widow she has become, this great one among nations! The princess among provinces has become a vassal.

Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.

In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.

But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news [of his healing], to such an extent that Jesus could no longer openly enter a city [where He was known], but stayed out in the unpopulated places; yet people were still coming to Him from everywhere.

And He *said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)

They went away in the boat to a secluded place by themselves.

By this time it was late; so His disciples came to Him, and said, "This is a lonely place, and the hour is now late:

When day came, Jesus left and went to a secluded place; and the crowds were searching for Him, and came to Him and tried to keep Him from going away from them.