87 verses contain “wept” (in the KJV: 83, in the BSB: 53) — showing 1–87
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And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a
bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and
wept.
Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a
bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and
wept.
And
Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father?
bless me, even me also, O my father. And
Esau lifted up his voice, and
wept.
Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father?
Bless me too, O my father!” Then
Esau wept aloud.
And
Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and
kissed him: and they
wept.
Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and
kissed him. And they both
wept.
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 he turned himself about from them, and
wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them
Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
And he turned away from them and
wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took
Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
And Joseph made
haste; for his
bowels did
yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to
weep; and he entered into his chamber, and
wept there.
Joseph
hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to
weep.
And he
wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.
And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.
Moreover he
kissed all his brethren, and
wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
Joseph
kissed each of his brothers as he
wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.
And Joseph made ready his
chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to
Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and
wept on his neck a good while.
Joseph prepared his
chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and
wept profusely.
And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and
wept upon him, and
kissed him.
Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face,
wept over him, and
kissed him.
So shall ye say unto Joseph,
Forgive, I pray thee now, the
trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee,
forgive the
trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph
wept when they spake unto him.
‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I
beg you, please
forgive the
transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please
forgive the
transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph
wept.
And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the
babe wept. And she had
compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.
When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had
compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”
And the
mixt multitude that was among them fell a
lusting: and the children of Israel also
wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
Meanwhile, the
rabble among them had a strong
craving for other food, and again the Israelites
wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
And say thou unto the people,
Sanctify yourselves against to
morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have
wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.
And say to the people:
Consecrate yourselves for
tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have
cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were better off in Egypt!’ Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat.
But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be
loathsome unto you: because that ye have
despised the LORD which is among you, and have
wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you
nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have
cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’”
And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and
cried; and the people
wept that night.
Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and
cried out, and that night the people
wept.
And ye returned and
wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not
hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
And you returned and
wept before the LORD, but He would not
listen to your voice or give ear to you.
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 it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.
And
Samson’s wife
wept before him, and said, Thou
dost but
hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a
riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?
Then
Samson’s wife came to him,
weeping, and said, “You
hate me! You do not really love me! You have
posed to my people a
riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”
And she
wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay
sore upon him: and she told the
riddle to the children of her people.
She
wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the
riddle to her people.
(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)
They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”
Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to
Bethel, where they sat
weeping before the LORD. That day they fasted until evening and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD.
And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and
wept sore;
So the people came to
Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and
weeping bitterly.
The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she
kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and
wept.
May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.” And she
kissed them as they
wept aloudAnd they lifted up their voice, and
wept again: and Orpah
kissed her mother in law; but
Ruth clave unto her.
And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she
provoked her; therefore she
wept, and did not eat.
And this went on year after year. Whenever
Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival
taunted her until she
wept and would not eat.
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and
wept sore.
In her bitter distress,
Hannah prayed to the LORD and
wept with many tears.
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the
tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and
wept.
When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all
wept aloud.
And as soon as the
lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they
kissed one another, and
wept one with another, until David exceeded.
When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and
Jonathan kissed each other and
wept together—though David
wept more.
And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul
wept aloudThen David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and
wept, until they had no more power to
weep.
So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and
wept until they had no strength left to
weep.
And they
mourned, and
wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for
Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
They
mourned and
wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son
Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
And they buried
Abner in
Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and
wept at the grave of
Abner; and all the people
wept.
Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into
fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people
wept again over him.
Your hands were not bound, your feet were not
fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people
wept over him even more.
Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou
didst fast and
weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou
didst rise and eat bread.
“What is this you have done?” his servants asked. “While the child was alive, you fasted and
wept, but when he died, you got up and
ate.”
And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and
wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be
gracious to me, that the child may live?
David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and
wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be
gracious to me and let him live.’
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice and
wept: and the king also and all his servants
wept very
sore.
And as he finished speaking, the sons of the king came in,
wailing loudly. Then the king and all his servants also
wept very bitterly.
And all the country
wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the
brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
Everyone in the
countryside was
weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness.
And David went up by the
ascent of mount Olivet, and
wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went
barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up,
weeping as they went up.
But David continued up the Mount of Olives,
weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking
barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up,
weeping as they went.
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and
wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son
Absalom, my son, my son
Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O
Absalom, my son, my son!
The king was
shaken and went up to the gate chamber and
wept. And as he walked, he
cried out, “O my son
Absalom! My son, my son
Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O
Absalom, my son, my son!”
And he settled his countenance
stedfastly, until he was
ashamed: and the man of God
wept.
Elisha fixed his
gaze steadily on him until
Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to
weep.
Now
Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness
whereof he died. And
Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and
wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the
chariot of Israel, and the
horsemen thereof.
When
Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and
wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the
chariots and
horsemen of Israel!”
I
beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And
Hezekiah wept sore.
“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And
Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled
thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a
desolation and a
curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and
wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.
because your heart was tender and you humbled
yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a
desolation and a
curse, and because you have
torn your clothes and
wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
Because thine heart was tender, and thou
didst humble
thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst
thyself before me, and
didst rend thy clothes, and
weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
because your heart was tender and you humbled
yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled
yourself before Me and you have
torn your clothes and
wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes,
wept with a loud voice; and many
shouted aloud for joy:
But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple
wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others
shouted joyfully.
Now when
Ezra had prayed, and when he had
confessed,
weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people
wept very
sore.
While
Ezra prayed and made this confession,
weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people
wept bitterly as well.
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and
wept, and
mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
When I heard these words, I sat down and
wept. I
mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
And
Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and
Ezra the priest the
scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God;
mourn not, nor
weep. For all the people
wept, when they heard the words of the law.
Nehemiah the governor,
Ezra the priest and
scribe, and the Levites who were
instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not
mourn or
weep.” For all the people were
weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
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 when they lifted up their eyes
afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and
wept; and they rent every one his
mantle, and
sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
When they lifted up their eyes from
afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to
weep aloud, and each man
tore his
robe and threw dust in the air over his head.
Did not I
weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul
grieved for the poor?
Have I not
wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not
grieved for the
needy?
When I
wept, and
chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down,
yea, we
wept, when we remembered
Zion.
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and
wept when we remembered
Zion.
And said, Remember now, O LORD, I
beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And
Hezekiah wept sore.
saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And
Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he
wept, and made
supplication unto him: he found him in
Bethel, and there he spake with us;
Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he
wept and sought His favor; he found Him at
Bethel and spoke with Him there—
And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the
cock crow, thou shalt deny me
thrice. And he went out, and
wept bitterly.
Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the
rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and
wept bitterly.
And the second time the
cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the
cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me
thrice. And when he thought
thereon, he
wept.
And immediately the
rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the
rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and
wept.
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.
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have
mourned to you, and ye have not
wept.
They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the
flute for you, and you did not dance; we
sang a
dirge, and you did not
weep.’
And all
wept, and
bewailed her: but he said,
Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
And when he was come near, he
beheld the city, and
wept over it,
As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
And he went outside and wept bitterly.
But Mary stood outside the tomb
weeping. And as she
wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
And they all
wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and
kissed him,
They all
wept openly as they embraced Paul and
kissed him.
And they that
weep, as though they
wept not; and they that
rejoice, as though they
rejoiced not; and they that
buy, as though they possessed not;
those who
weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;
And I
wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look
thereon.
And I began to
weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the
scroll or look inside it.
This day is holy unto the Lord; (for they all wept when they heard the law:)
And it came to pass after this, that I wept again, and fasted seven days in like manner, that I might fulfil the three weeks which he told me.
And when I spake these things in my heart, I looked back with mine eyes, and upon the right side I saw a woman, and, behold, she
mourned and
wept with a loud voice, and was much
grieved in heart, and her clothes were rent, and she had ashes upon her head.
For we are not better than they that died there. And they wept with a loud voice. Then answered I them, and said,
Therefore I wept: and after the going down of the sun I went and made a grave, and buried him.
But
Anna his mother
wept, and said to
Tobit, Why hast thou sent away our son? is he not the staff of our hand, in going in and out before us?
And blessed him, and said unto him, Thou art the son of an
honest and good man. But when he had heard that
Tobit was blind, he was sorrowful, and
wept.
And likewise Edna his wife and Sara his daughter
wept. Moreover they entertained them
cheerfully; and after that they had killed a ram of the flock, they set store of meat on the table. Then said Tobias to Raphael, Brother Azarias, speak of those things of which thou
didst talk in the way, and let this business be
dispatched.
Which when she had done as he had
bidden her, she brought her thither: and she
wept, and she received the tears of her daughter, and said unto her,
Then
Anna ran forth, and fell upon the neck of her son, and said unto him, Seeing I have seen thee, my son, from henceforth I am content to die. And they
wept both.
And he wept, and said, Blessed art thou, O God, and blessed is thy name for ever; and blessed are all thine holy angels:
Whereupon they
wept, fasted, and prayed before the Lord.
Therefore her friends and all that saw her wept.
