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Sorrowing, as depicted in the Bible, is a profound emotional response to loss, suffering, or sin. It is a universal human experience that is addressed throughout Scripture, offering both examples of sorrow and divine comfort for those who mourn.

Biblical Instances of Sorrow:

1. Job's Suffering: The Book of Job provides a poignant example of sorrow. Job, a righteous man, experiences immense loss, including his children, health, and wealth. His lament is deep and heartfelt: "Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb?" (Job 3:11). Job's sorrow is compounded by the misunderstanding of his friends, yet he remains steadfast in seeking God.

2. David's Lament: King David often expressed sorrow, particularly in the Psalms. In Psalm 6:6, he writes, "I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears" . David's sorrow is frequently linked to his awareness of sin and his longing for God's mercy.

3. Jeremiah, the Weeping Prophet: Jeremiah is known for his sorrow over the impending judgment on Judah. His lamentations are filled with grief: "Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night for the slain of my people" (Jeremiah 9:1).

4. Jesus' Compassion: Jesus Himself experienced sorrow, notably at the death of Lazarus. John 11:35 simply states, "Jesus wept" , highlighting His empathy and compassion. His sorrow was not only for Lazarus but also for the unbelief and suffering of humanity.

Sorrow and Repentance:

Sorrow in the Bible is often linked to repentance. The Apostle Paul writes about godly sorrow in 2 Corinthians 7:10: "Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death" . This distinction emphasizes that sorrow over sin should lead to a change of heart and reconciliation with God.

Divine Comfort for the Sorrowful:

The Bible offers numerous assurances of God's comfort for those who mourn. In the Beatitudes, Jesus declares, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted" (Matthew 5:4). This promise underscores the hope and solace found in God's presence.

The Psalms frequently speak of God's nearness to the brokenhearted: "The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit" (Psalm 34:18). This assurance is a recurring theme, providing hope to those in distress.

Eternal Perspective on Sorrow:

The Bible also provides an eternal perspective on sorrow. Revelation 21:4 offers a vision of the future where sorrow will be no more: "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" . This promise of a sorrow-free existence in the presence of God is a source of hope for believers.

In summary, sorrowing in the Bible is a multifaceted experience that encompasses personal grief, repentance, and divine comfort. It is an integral part of the human condition, yet it is met with the promise of God's presence and the hope of eternal joy.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sorrow.

Library

A Mystery! Saints Sorrowing and Jesus Glad!
... A Mystery! Saints Sorrowing and Jesus Glad! A Sermon (No.585). Delivered on
Sunday Morning, August 7th, 1864, by the. Rev. CH SPURGEON,. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 10 1864/a mystery saints sorrowing and.htm

G. The Boy Jesus at Jerusalem. Ch. 2:41-52
... behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing.49 And he said unto them, How is
it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father's house? ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/g the boy jesus at.htm

The Story of a Mother
... But the Blackthorn shot out fresh green leaves, and blossomed in the dark
winter night: so warm is the heart of a sorrowing mother! ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the story of a mother.htm

Jesus Comforting his Friends.
... He wished to meet the sorrowing sisters in a quiet place alone. ... It is worth our while
to note the comfort which Jesus gave to these sorrowing sisters. ...
/.../miller/personal friendships of jesus/chapter xi jesus comforting his.htm

Of the Condolence and Complacency of Love in the Passion of Our ...
... with anguish; but he takes pleasure in suffering, he loves his torments, and dies
with joy at dying with pain for me: wherefore as I am sorrowing over his pains ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter v of the condolence.htm

The Message.
... absence of his Lord, yet "believing" in that love, he "rejoiced with joy unspeakable
and full of glory." His sisters, as they stood in sorrowing emotion by his ...
//christianbookshelf.org/macduff/memories of bethany/v the message.htm

From the Fond Caresses which the Soul Has Has with God Beneath the ...
... Or was there not one at its foot whose heart was pierced by Thy woeful death? Or
how didst Thou bear Thyself in Thy sufferings towards Thy sorrowing Mother? ...
/.../suso/a little book of eternal wisdom/chapter xv from the fond.htm

On the Unutterable Heart-Rending Grief of the Pure Queen of Heaven ...
... The torture of His heart consists in the affliction of His sorrowing Mother; the
torture of His sorrowing Mother consists in the innocent death of her beloved ...
/.../suso/a little book of eternal wisdom/chapter xvii on the unutterable.htm

The Name Above Every Name
... 'The great High Priest, who is passed into the heavens' is 'Jesus' ... 'who was
in all points tempted like as we are.' To every sorrowing soul, to all men ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the name above every name.htm

The Gospel Cordial
... face. Possibly you, my sister, are sorrowing over that dear child who lies
in her little coffin in the quiet room upstairs at home. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/the gospel cordial.htm

Thesaurus

Sorrowing (33 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Sorrowing (33 Occurrences). Matthew 19:22 But hearing
these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property. (BBE). ...
/s/sorrowing.htm - 16k

Mourning (85 Occurrences)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mourn. 2. (n.) The act of sorrowing or expressing grief;
lamentation; sorrow. ... 4. (a.) Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. ...
/m/mourning.htm - 34k

Weeping (237 Occurrences)
... (BBE). John 16:20 Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the
world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. ...
/w/weeping.htm - 37k

Sorrow (277 Occurrences)
... behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. ... Revelation 18:19 And they threw
dust upon their heads, and cried out, weeping aloud and sorrowing. ...
/s/sorrow.htm - 41k

Wasting (57 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Isaiah 24:4 The earth is sorrowing and wasting away, the world is full of
grief and wasting away, the high ones of the earth come to nothing. (BBE). ...
/w/wasting.htm - 23k

Aloud (141 Occurrences)
... Revelation 18:16 weeping aloud and sorrowing, and saying, 'Alas, alas, for this
great city, which was brilliantly arrayed in fine linen, and purple and scarlet ...
/a/aloud.htm - 34k

Sorrowful (29 Occurrences)

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Sorrows (37 Occurrences)

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Owners (19 Occurrences)
... pilfering, (WEY). Revelation 18:19 And they threw dust upon their heads, and
cried out, weeping aloud and sorrowing. 'Alas, alas,' they ...
/o/owners.htm - 12k

Jewels (54 Occurrences)
... Revelation 18:16 weeping aloud and sorrowing, and saying, 'Alas, alas, for this
great city, which was brilliantly arrayed in fine linen, and purple and scarlet ...
/j/jewels.htm - 23k

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Sorrowing (33 Occurrences)

Matthew 19:22
But hearing these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property.
(BBE)

Mark 10:22
But his face became sad at the saying, and he went away sorrowing: for he was one who had much property.
(BBE YLT)

Mark 16:10
She went and gave news of it to those who had been with him, while they were sorrowing and weeping.
(BBE)

Luke 2:48
And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

John 16:20
Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
(BBE)

Acts 20:38
sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Romans 8:22
For we are conscious that all living things are weeping and sorrowing in pain together till now.
(BBE)

Romans 12:15
Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.
(BBE)

Revelation 1:7
See, he comes with the clouds, and every eye will see him, and those by whom he was wounded; and all the tribes of the earth will be sorrowing because of him. Yes, so be it.
(BBE)

Revelation 18:15
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, far off shall stand because of the fear of her torment, weeping, and sorrowing,
(YLT)

Revelation 18:16
weeping aloud and sorrowing, and saying, 'Alas, alas, for this great city, which was brilliantly arrayed in fine linen, and purple and scarlet stuff, and beautified with gold, jewels and pearls;
(WEY)

Revelation 18:19
And they threw dust upon their heads, and cried out, weeping aloud and sorrowing. 'Alas, alas,' they said, 'for this great city, in which, through her vast wealth, the owners of all the ships on the sea have grown rich; because in one short hour she has been laid waste!'
(WEY YLT)

Genesis 23:2
And Sarah's death took place in Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan: and Abraham went into his house, weeping and sorrowing for Sarah.
(BBE)

Judges 11:40
For the women to go year by year sorrowing for the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite, four days in every year.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 15:35
And Samuel never saw Saul again till the day of his death; but Samuel was sorrowing for Saul: and it was no longer the Lord's pleasure for Saul to be king over Israel.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 16:1
And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 30:6
And David was greatly troubled; for the people were talking of stoning him, because their hearts were bitter, every man sorrowing for his sons and his daughters: but David made himself strong in the Lord his God.
(BBE)

2 Samuel 13:38
And the king was sorrowing for his son all the time.
(BBE)

2 Samuel 19:1
And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.
(BBE)

1 Kings 13:30
And he put the body in the resting-place made ready for himself, weeping and sorrowing over it, saying, O my brother!
(BBE)

Ezra 10:6
Then Ezra got up from before the house of God and went into the room of Jehohanan, the son of Eliashib; but when he came there, he took no food or drink, for he was sorrowing for the sin of those who had come back.
(BBE)

Psalms 51:17
The offerings of God are a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.
(BBE)

Isaiah 24:4
The earth is sorrowing and wasting away, the world is full of grief and wasting away, the high ones of the earth come to nothing.
(BBE)

Isaiah 33:7
See, the men of war are sorrowing outside the town: those who came looking for peace are weeping bitterly.
(BBE)

Isaiah 33:9
The earth is sorrowing and wasting away; Lebanon is put to shame and has become waste; Sharon is like the Arabah; and in Bashan and Carmel the leaves are falling.
(BBE)

Isaiah 66:10
Have joy with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you her lovers: take part in her joy, all you who are sorrowing for her:
(BBE)

Jeremiah 31:25
For I have given new strength to the tired soul and to every sorrowing soul in full measure.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 48:31
For this cause I will give cries of grief for Moab, crying out for Moab, even for all of it; I will be sorrowing for the men of Kir-heres.
(BBE)

Lamentations 1:2
She is sorrowing bitterly in the night, and her face is wet with weeping; among all her lovers she has no comforter: all her friends have been false to her, they have become her haters.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 9:4
The Lord said to him, Go through the town, through the middle of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the brows of the men who are sorrowing and crying for all the disgusting things which are done in it.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 27:32
And in their weeping they will make a song of grief for you, sorrowing over you and saying, Who is like Tyre, who has come to an end in the deep sea?
(BBE)

Joel 1:9
The meal offering and the drink offering have been cut off from the house of the Lord; the priests, the Lord's servants, are sorrowing.
(BBE)

Zechariah 12:10
And I will send down on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of prayer; and their eyes will be turned to the one who was wounded by their hands: and they will be weeping for him as for an only son, and their grief for him will be bitter, like the grief of one sorrowing for his oldest son.
(BBE)

Subtopics

Sorrowing

Related Terms

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Grieve (29 Occurrences)

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Travail (54 Occurrences)

Grip (32 Occurrences)

Grief (252 Occurrences)

Pain (172 Occurrences)

Griefs (7 Occurrences)