Quotes about Lament
In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land.
— Isaiah 24:11
From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.
— Isaiah 24:16
Behold, their valiant ones cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
— Isaiah 33:7
I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
— Isaiah 38:14
These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?
— Isaiah 51:19
For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn; horror has gripped me.
— Jeremiah 8:21
Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.
— Jeremiah 9:1
Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.
— Jeremiah 9:18
Now, O women, hear the word of the LORD. Open your ears to the word of His mouth. Teach your daughters to wail, and one another to lament.
— Jeremiah 9:20
You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.
— Jeremiah 14:17
Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem? Who will mourn for you? Who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?
— Jeremiah 15:5
Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD.
— Jeremiah 16:5