Quotes About Loss

But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.

Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a rulerís scepter.í This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”

But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.

They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her.

And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire.

They will strip off your clothes and take your fine jewelry.

They will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your indecency and promiscuity

The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.

“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.

So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.

Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ëI am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.í

Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.

And you, son of man, know that on the day I take away their stronghold, their pride and joy—the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls—and their sons and daughters as well,

They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water.

So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.

I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,í declares the Lord GOD.”

“Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre.

Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.

All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.

They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.

As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ëWho was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?

Now you are shattered by the seas in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and the people among you have gone down with you.

Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.í”