Concordance
Grief (252 Occurrences)Matthew 11:17
We made music for you and you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow and you made no signs of grief.
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Matthew 17:23
and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up." They were exceedingly sorry.
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Mark 14:33
And he took with him Peter and James and John, and grief and great trouble came on him.
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Mark 14:34
And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; abide here and watch.
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Luke 18:13
The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
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Luke 22:45
When he rose up from his prayer, he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping because of grief,
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Luke 23:27
And a great band of people went after him, and of women making signs of grief and weeping for him.
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Luke 23:48
And all the people who had come together to see it, when they saw the things which were done, went back again making signs of grief.
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John 16:6
But grief has filled your hearts because I have said all this to you.
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John 16:20
In most solemn truth I tell you that you will weep aloud and lament, but the world will be glad. You will mourn, but your grief will be turned into gladness.
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John 16:21
A woman, when she gives birth to a child, has grief because her hour has come; but when the child is born, she no longer remembers the trouble, on account of the joy that a man has been born into the world.
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John 16:22
And ye now therefore have grief; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you.
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Acts 21:13
His reply was, "What can you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief? Why, as for me, I am ready not only to go to Jerusalem and be put in chains, but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."
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Romans 9:2
when I declare that I have deep grief and unceasing anguish of heart.
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Romans 12:15
Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.
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1 Corinthians 5:2
You are puffed up, and didn't rather mourn, that he who had done this deed might be removed from among you.
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1 Corinthians 7:21
If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it.
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2 Corinthians 2:1
But I have judged this with myself, not to come back to you in grief.
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2 Corinthians 2:3
And I have written this very letter to you, that coming I may not have grief from those from whom I ought to have joy; trusting in you all that my joy is that of you all.
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2 Corinthians 2:5
But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
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2 Corinthians 2:7
So that you may now take the opposite course, and forgive him rather and comfort him, for fear he should perhaps be driven to despair by his excess of grief.
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2 Corinthians 7:7
but also by the fact that he had felt comforted on your account, and by the report which he brought of your eager affection, of your grief, and of your jealousy on my behalf, so that I rejoiced more than ever.
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2 Corinthians 7:9
Now I rejoice, not in your grief, but because the grief led to repentance; for you sorrowed with a godly sorrow, which prevented you from receiving injury from us in any respect.
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2 Corinthians 7:10
For the sorrow which God gives is the cause of salvation through a change of heart, in which there is no reason for grief: but the sorrow of the world is a cause of death.
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2 Corinthians 7:11
For behold, this same thing, that you were made sorry in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.
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2 Corinthians 9:7
Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.
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2 Corinthians 12:21
And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.
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Ephesians 4:30
And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.
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Philippians 2:27
For in fact he was ill almost to death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him but on me, so that I might not have grief on grief.
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1 Thessalonians 3:7
For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;
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Hebrews 13:17
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
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James 4:9
Afflict yourselves and mourn and weep aloud; let your laughter be turned into grief, and your gladness into shame.
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1 Peter 1:6
Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,
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1 Peter 2:19
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
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Revelation 18:7
So much as she has glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and grief give to her. Because she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and I am not a widow; and I shall in no wise see grief:
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Revelation 18:8
for this reason in one day shall her plagues come, death and grief and famine, and she shall be burnt with fire; for strong is the Lord God who has judged her.
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Revelation 21:4
And he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall not exist any more, nor grief, nor cry, nor distress shall exist any more, for the former things have passed away.
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Genesis 6:6
And the Lord had sorrow because he had made man on the earth, and grief was in his heart.
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Genesis 21:11
And this was a great grief to Abraham because of his son.
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Genesis 21:12
But God said, Let it not be a grief to you because of the boy and Hagar his mother; give ear to whatever Sarah says to you, because it is from Isaac that your seed will take its name.
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Genesis 26:35
Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
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Genesis 34:7
And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought a vile deed in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
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Genesis 37:29
Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,
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Genesis 37:34
Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.
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Genesis 38:12
After many days, Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.
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Genesis 42:21
And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.
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Genesis 44:13
Then in bitter grief they put the bags on the asses again and went back to the town.
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Genesis 50:11
And when the people of the land, the people of Canaan, at the grain-floor of Atad, saw their grief, they said, Great is the grief of the Egyptians: so the place was named Abel-mizraim, on the other side of Jordan.
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Exodus 2:23
Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.
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Exodus 3:7
And God said, Truly, I have seen the grief of my people in Egypt, and their cry because of their cruel masters has come to my ears; for I have knowledge of their sorrows;
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Exodus 6:9
And Moses said these words to the children of Israel, but they gave no attention to him, because of the grief of their spirit and the cruel weight of their work.
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Exodus 15:16
Fear and grief came on them; by the strength of your arm they were turned to stone; till your people went over, O Lord, till the people went over whom you have made yours.
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Exodus 33:4
Hearing this bad news the people were full of grief, and no one put on his ornaments.
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Leviticus 10:6
And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, Do not let your hair be loose, and give no signs of grief; so that death may not overtake you, and his wrath come on all the people; but let there be weeping among your brothers and all the house of Israel for this burning of the Lord's fire.
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Leviticus 26:40
And they will have grief for their sins and for the sins of their fathers, when their hearts were untrue to me, and they went against me;
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Numbers 14:1
Then all the people gave load cries of grief, and all that night they gave themselves up to weeping.
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Numbers 14:6
And Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, two of those who had been to see the land, giving signs of grief,
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Numbers 14:39
And when Moses put these words before the children of Israel, the people were full of grief.
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Deuteronomy 2:25
From now on I will put the fear of you in all peoples under heaven, who, hearing of you, will be shaking with fear and grief of heart because of you.
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Deuteronomy 15:10
But it is right for you to give to him, without grief of heart: for because of this, the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all your work and on everything to which you put your hand.
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Deuteronomy 26:7
And our cry went up to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord's ear was open to the voice of our cry, and his eyes took note of our grief and the crushing weight of our work:
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Deuteronomy 28:65
And among those nations thou dost not rest, yea, there is no resting-place for the sole of thy foot, and Jehovah hath given to thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and grief of soul;
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Joshua 7:6
Then Joshua, in great grief, went down on the earth before the ark of the Lord till the evening, and all the chiefs of Israel with him, and they put dust on their heads.
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Judges 2:18
And whenever the Lord gave them judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and was their saviour from the hands of their haters all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved by their cries of grief because of those who were cruel to them.
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Judges 11:35
And when he saw her he was overcome with grief, and said, Ah! my daughter! I am crushed with sorrow, and it is you who are the chief cause of my trouble; for I have made an oath to the Lord and I may not take it back.
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1 Samuel 1:10
And with grief in her soul, weeping bitterly, she made her prayer to the Lord.
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1 Samuel 1:16
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
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1 Samuel 2:33
But one man of your family will not be cut off by my hand, and his eyes will be made dark, and grief will be in his heart: and all the offspring of your family will come to their end by the sword of men.
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1 Samuel 20:3
But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between me and death.
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1 Samuel 20:34
So Jonathan got up from the table, burning with wrath, and took no part in the feast the second day of the month, being full of grief for David because his father had put shame on him.
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1 Samuel 20:41
And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater.
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1 Samuel 25:31
that this shall be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. When Yahweh has dealt well with my lord, then remember your handmaid."
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2 Samuel 1:11
Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:
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2 Samuel 1:17
Then David made this song of grief for Saul and Jonathan, his son:
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2 Samuel 1:26
I am full of grief for you, my brother Jonathan: very dear have you been to me: your love for me was a wonder, greater than the love of women.
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2 Samuel 3:31
And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.
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2 Samuel 3:33
And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of a foolish man?
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2 Samuel 11:25
Then David said to the man, Go and say to Joab, Do not let this be a grief to you; for one man may come to his death by the sword like another: put up an even stronger fight against the town, and take it: and do you put heart into him.
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2 Samuel 13:19
And Tamar, in her grief, put dust on her head; and she put her hand on her head and went away crying loudly.
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2 Samuel 13:31
Then the king got up in great grief, stretching himself out on the earth: and all his servants were by his side, with their clothing parted.
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2 Samuel 14:2
And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:
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2 Samuel 15:32
Now when David had come to the top of the slope, where they gave worship to God, Hushai the Archite came to him in great grief with dust on his head:
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2 Samuel 19:2
And the salvation of that day was changed to sorrow for all the people: for it was said to the people, The king is in bitter grief for his son.
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1 Kings 21:27
Hearing these words, Ahab, in great grief, put haircloth on his flesh and went without food, sleeping in haircloth, and going about quietly.
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2 Kings 2:12
And when Elisha saw it he gave a cry, My father, my father, the carriages of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no longer; and he was full of grief.
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2 Kings 22:11
And the king, hearing the words of the book of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief;
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2 Kings 22:19
Because your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before me, when you had word of what I said against this place and its people, that they would become a waste and a curse, and you gave signs of grief, weeping before me: truly, I have given ear to you, says the Lord.
(BBE)
1 Chronicles 4:9
And Jabez is honoured above his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, 'Because I have brought forth with grief.'
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2 Chronicles 6:29
Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:
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2 Chronicles 34:19
And the king, hearing the words of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief.
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2 Chronicles 34:27
And your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before God, on hearing his words about this place and its people, and with weeping and signs of grief have made yourself low before me, I have given ear to you, says the Lord God.
(BBE)
2 Chronicles 35:25
And Jeremiah made a song of grief for Josiah; and to this day Josiah is named by all the makers of melody, men and women, in their songs of grief; they made it a rule in Israel; and the songs are recorded among the songs of grief.
(BBE)
Ezra 9:3
And hearing this, with signs of grief and pulling out the hair of my head and my chin, I took my seat on the earth deeply troubled.
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Ezra 9:4
Then everyone who went in fear of the words of the God of Israel, because of the sin of those who had come back, came together to me; and I kept where I was, overcome with grief, till the evening offering.
(BBE)
Ezra 9:5
And at the evening offering, having made myself low before God, I got up, and with signs of grief, falling down on my knees, with my hands stretched out to the Lord my God,
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Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is your strong place.
(BBE)
Nehemiah 8:11
So the Levites made all the people quiet, saying, Be quiet, for the day is holy; and do not give way to grief.
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Esther 4:4
And Esther's women and her servants came and gave her word of it. Then great was the grief of the queen: and she sent robes for Mordecai, so that his clothing of haircloth might be taken off; but he would not have them.
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Esther 6:12
Mordecai came back to the king's gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.
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Job 2:12
And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads.
(BBE)
Subtopics
Grief
Grief: Attributed to the Holy Spirit
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Solace (2 Occurrences)
Heavy (110 Occurrences)
Mourning (85 Occurrences)
Bewail (9 Occurrences)
Ah (43 Occurrences)
Heaviness (14 Occurrences)
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Injury (21 Occurrences)
Fasting (34 Occurrences)
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Aha (11 Occurrences)
Anguish (75 Occurrences)
Mourn (87 Occurrences)
Cries (116 Occurrences)
Barefoot (7 Occurrences)
Fast (157 Occurrences)
Signs (127 Occurrences)
Bitterness (37 Occurrences)
Grievous (73 Occurrences)
Melody (55 Occurrences)
Soft (36 Occurrences)
Sorrow (277 Occurrences)
Wasted (106 Occurrences)
Weep (97 Occurrences)
Grieved (87 Occurrences)
Unclothed (14 Occurrences)
Luxuriously (6 Occurrences)
Grain-floor (27 Occurrences)
Grudge (11 Occurrences)
Withers (20 Occurrences)
Weeps (7 Occurrences)
Wasteth (10 Occurrences)
Ruler's (13 Occurrences)
Regret (17 Occurrences)
Repenting (6 Occurrences)
Exclamation (2 Occurrences)
Exult (50 Occurrences)
Mind (615 Occurrences)
Moan (13 Occurrences)
Pity (165 Occurrences)
Prevented (19 Occurrences)
Contrite (5 Occurrences)
Cuttings (5 Occurrences)
Ashes (44 Occurrences)
Lament (44 Occurrences)
Smart (2 Occurrences)
Suffer (195 Occurrences)
Sigh (18 Occurrences)
Weeping (237 Occurrences)
Beard (23 Occurrences)
Dress (38 Occurrences)
Wailing (44 Occurrences)
Childbirth (24 Occurrences)
Despair (23 Occurrences)
Training (32 Occurrences)
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Rolling (32 Occurrences)
Sorrows (37 Occurrences)
Parting (27 Occurrences)
Sad (73 Occurrences)
Head-dress (22 Occurrences)
Breathing (25 Occurrences)
Groan (32 Occurrences)
Grows (46 Occurrences)
Gladness (83 Occurrences)
Fact (98 Occurrences)
Sarai (13 Occurrences)
Untrue (50 Occurrences)
Bent (107 Occurrences)
Troubling (51 Occurrences)
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