6 occurrences

'Tears' in the Bible

Observing him from a distance, at first they didn't even recognize him, so they raised their voices and burst into tears. They each ripped their robes, threw ashes into the air on their heads,

Verse ConceptsDust, Figurative UseRobesSprinklingTearing Of ClothesWeepingSeeing At A DistanceDust On The HeadNot Recognising PeopleThose Who Tore Clothes

When he tears down, nobody rebuilds; when he incarcerates, nobody escapes.

Verse ConceptsGod DestroyingImprisonmentsrebuilding

His anger tears me in his persistent resentment against me; he gnashes his teeth at me. My adversary glares at me.

Verse ConceptsTeethGnashing Of TeethGod Seeing All PeopleGod Angry With Individuals

My face is red from my tears, and dark shadows encircle my eyelids,

Verse ConceptsShadowsWeepingThe Shadow Of DeathTearsRed Faces

My friends mock me, while my eyes overflow with tears to God,

"Beneath him he is armored as with sharp potsherds; he tears through muddy ground like a threshing sledge through grain.

Verse ConceptsThreshingThings UnderMarshes

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