Quotes about Lament
Then the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
— 2 Samuel 13:31
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.
— 2 Samuel 13:36
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!”
— 2 Samuel 18:33
But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
— 2 Samuel 19:4
Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.
— 2 Chronicles 35:25
When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.
— Ezra 9:3
After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
— Job 3:1
And this is what he said:
— Job 3:2
“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
— Job 3:3
If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it.
— Job 3:4
My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
— Job 7:5
“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
— Job 10:1