89 verses contain “mourning” (in the KJV: 73, in the BSB: 45) — showing 1–89
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And
Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing
wherewith his father blessed him: and
Esau said in his heart, The days of
mourning for my father are at hand; then will I
slay my brother Jacob.
Esau held a
grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And
Esau said in his heart, “The days of
mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son
mourning. Thus his father
wept for him.
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to
Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father
wept for him.
And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.
And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that
And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they
mourned with a great and very
sore lamentation: and he made a
mourning for his father seven days.
When they reached the
threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they
lamented and
wailed loudly, and Joseph
mourned for his father seven days.
And when the inhabitants of the land, the
Canaanites, saw the
mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a
grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called
Abel-
mizraim, which is beyond Jordan.
When the
Canaanites of the land saw the
mourning at the
threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of
mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called
Abel-
mizraim.
And when the people heard these evil
tidings, they
mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
When the people heard these bad
tidings, they went into
mourning, and no one put on any of his
jewelry.
I have not eaten thereof in my
mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have
hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.
I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.
And the children of Israel
wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of
weeping and
mourning for Moses were ended.
The Israelites
grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of
weeping and
mourning for Moses came to an end.
And when the
mourning was past, David sent and
fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
And when the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD.
So
Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a
mourner; put on clothes for
mourning and do not
anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has
mourned for the dead a long time.
And it was told
Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for
Absalom.
And the victory that day was turned into
mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was
grieved for his son.
And that day’s victory was turned into
mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is
grieving over his son.”
Then
Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he
mourned because of the
transgression of them that had been carried away.
Then
Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he
ate no food and
drank no water, because he was
mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.
And in every province,
whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great
mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and
weeping, and
wailing; and many lay in
sackcloth and ashes.
In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great
mourning among the Jews. They fasted,
wept, and
lamented, and many lay in
sackcloth and ashes.
And
Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But
Haman hasted to his house
mourning, and having his head covered.
Then
Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But
Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.
As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their
mourning into a
holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.
Let them
curse it that
curse the day, who are ready to raise up their
mourning.
I went
mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I
cried in the congregation.
I go about
blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.
My
harp also is turned to
mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that
weep.
You turned my
mourning into dancing; You
peeled off my
sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
I
behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down
heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
I
paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one
mourning for his mother.
I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”
For thou art the God of my strength: why
dost thou cast me off? why go I
mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.
The heart of the wise is in the house of
mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of
mirth.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
Yet I will distress
Ariel, and there shall be
heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as
Ariel.
Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto
Zion; and
everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain
gladness and joy; and sorrow and
mourning shall
flee away.
Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine
everlasting light, and the days of thy
mourning shall be ended.
Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not
wane; for the LORD will be your
everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.
To
appoint unto them that
mourn in
Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for
mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be
glorified.
to
console the mourners in
Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for
mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of
despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be
glorified.
O daughter of my people, dress
yourselves in
sackcloth and roll in ashes.
Mourn with bitter
wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the
mourning women, that they may come; and send for
cunning women, that they may come:
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and
summon the
wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.
For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of
mourning, neither go to
lament nor
bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and
mercies.
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.
Neither shall men
tear themselves for them in
mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of
consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
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.
Then shall the virgin
rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their
mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them
rejoice from their sorrow.
Then the maidens will
rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their
mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in
Ramah,
lamentation, and bitter
weeping;
Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
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.”
The people of
Gaza will
shave their heads in
mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O
remnant of their valley, how long will you
gash yourself?
There shall be
lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.
On all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares,
everyone is
mourning; for I have
shattered Moab like an unwanted
jar,” declares the LORD.
The Lord was as an enemy: he hath
swallowed up Israel, he hath
swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah
mourning and
lamentation.
The Lord is like an enemy; He has
swallowed up Israel. He has
swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied
mourning and
lamentation for the Daughter of Judah.
The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.
And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein
lamentations, and
mourning, and
woe.
which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of
lamentation,
mourning, and
woe.
But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
The survivors will escape and live in the mountains,
moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
Forbear to cry, make no
mourning for the dead, bind the
tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy
shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
Groan quietly; do not
mourn for the dead. Put on your
turban and
strap your
sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”
And they shall make themselves utterly
bald for thee, and
gird them with
sackcloth, and they shall
weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter
wailing.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a
mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused
Lebanon to
mourn for him, and all the trees of the field
fainted for him.
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the day it was brought down to
Sheol, I caused
mourning. I covered the deep because of it; I held back its rivers; its abundant waters were restrained. I made
Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field
fainted because of it.
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.
The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD’S ministers,
mourn.
Grain and drink offerings have been cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests are in mourning, those who minister before the LORD.
Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with
weeping, and with
mourning:
“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting,
weeping, and
mourning.”
Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be
wailing in all the public squares and
cries of ‘
Alas!
Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to
mourn, and the mourners to
wail.
And I will turn your feasts into
mourning, and all your songs into
lamentation; and I will bring up
sackcloth upon all loins, and
baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the
mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
I will turn your feasts into
mourning and all your songs into
lamentation. I will cause
everyone to wear
sackcloth and every head to be
shaved. I will make it like a time of
mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.
Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he shall receive of you his standing.
Depart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir. The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you.
Make thee
bald, and
poll thee for thy delicate children;
enlarge thy
baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
In Rama was there a voice heard,
lamentation, and
weeping, and great
mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
“A voice is heard in
Ramah,
weeping and great
mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
And she went and told them that had been with him, as they
mourned and
wept.
She went and told those who had been with Him, who were
mourning and
weeping.
And all
wept, and
bewailed her: but he said,
Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also
bewailed and
lamented him.
A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept
mourning and
wailing for Him.
And not by his coming only, but by the
consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your
mourning, your
fervent mind toward me; so that I
rejoiced the more.
and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your
mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I
rejoiced all the more.
Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
Therefore her plagues will come in one day— death and grief and famine— and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”
And God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
‘He will
wipe away every
tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or
mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
And remained there, and did eat no meat nor drink water,
mourning for the great
iniquities of the multitude.
Then had I
pity upon your
mournings, and gave you
manna to eat; so ye did eat angels’ bread.
And so I fasted seven days,
mourning and
weeping, like as Uriel the angel commanded me.
Thou
foolish woman above all other, seest thou not our
mourning, and what happeneth unto us?
How that
Sion our mother is full of all
heaviness, and much humbled,
mourning very
sore?
Who then should make more
mourning than she, that hath lost so great a multitude; and not thou, which art
sorry but for one?
Thou sawest a woman mourning, and thou begannest to comfort her:
The beginning of sorrows and great mournings; the beginning of famine and great death; the beginning of wars, and the powers shall stand in fear; the beginning of evils! what shall I do when these evils shall come?
Remembering that prophecy of
Amos, as he said, Your feasts shall be turned into
mourning, and all your
mirth into
lamentation.
And laid away her glorious
apparel, and put on the garments of
anguish and
mourning: and instead of precious ointments, she covered her head with ashes and dung, and she humbled her body greatly, and all the places of her joy she filled with her
torn hair.
And upon the third day, when she had ended her prayers, she laid away her
mourning garments, and put on her glorious
apparel.
For a father
afflicted with untimely
mourning, when he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, now honoured him as a god, which was then a dead man, and delivered to those that were under him ceremonies and sacrifices.
For whilst they were yet
mourning and making
lamentation at the graves of the dead, they added another
foolish device, and pursued them as fugitives, whom they had intreated to be gone.
A tale out of season is as musick in mourning: but stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time.
Where no
hedge is, there the possession is
spoiled: and he that hath no wife will
wander up and down
mourning.
The
mourning of men is about their bodies: but an ill name of sinners shall be
blotted out.
For when she saw the wrath of God coming upon you, she said,
Hearken, O ye that dwell about
Sion: God hath brought upon me great
mourning;
With joy did I
nourish them; but sent them away with
weeping and
mourning.
For I sent you out with
mourning and
weeping: but God will give you to me again with joy and
gladness for ever.
For I will take away the
rejoicing of her great multitude, and her pride shall be turned into
mourning.
Put off, O Jerusalem, the garment of
mourning and
affliction, and put on the
comeliness of the glory that cometh from God for ever.
Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were;
Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt.
As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her
excellency was turned into
mourning.
Thus was the marriage turned into
mourning, and the noise of their
melody into
lamentation.