Quotes about Grief
My tent is destroyed, and all its ropes are snapped. My sons have departed from me and are no more. I have no one left to pitch my tent or set up my curtains.
— Jeremiah 10:20
You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.
— Jeremiah 14:17
Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD.
— Jeremiah 16:5
“Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.
— Jeremiah 16:6
No food will be offered to comfort those who mourn the dead; not even a cup of consolation will be given for the loss of a father or mother.
— Jeremiah 16:7
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom.
— Jeremiah 16:9
Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
— Jeremiah 25:10
Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.
— Jeremiah 25:36
Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you.
— Jeremiah 30:15
This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
— Jeremiah 31:15
After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
— Jeremiah 31:19
You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”
— Jeremiah 45:3