Quotes about Grief
During the night this woman’s son died because she rolled over on him.
— 1 Kings 3:19
So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I was asleep. She laid him in her bosom and put her dead son at my bosom.
— 1 Kings 3:20
The next morning, when I got up to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. But when I examined him, I realized that he was not the son I had borne.”
— 1 Kings 3:21
Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”
— 1 Kings 13:30
Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.
— 1 Kings 14:17
Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him.
— 1 Kings 17:17
After the servant had picked him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.
— 2 Kings 4:20
Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
— 1 Chronicles 7:22
When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.
— Ezra 9:3
When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
— Nehemiah 1:4
Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
— Nehemiah 8:10
When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
— Esther 4:1