Quotes About Mourning

Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives,

“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.

Then Johnís disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.

At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.

She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping.

Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”

A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.

When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.

When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”

But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,

God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.

Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.