Quotes about Longing
Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.
— Deuteronomy 28:32
And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.
— 2 Samuel 13:39
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
— 2 Samuel 23:15
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
— 1 Chronicles 11:17
May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.
— Job 3:9
who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
— Job 3:21
If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:
— Job 6:8
Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.
— Job 7:2
When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.
— Job 7:4
I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
— Job 7:16
I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!
— Job 19:27
If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
— Job 23:3