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GRIEF; GRIEVE

gref, grev: There are some 20 Hebrew words translated in the King James Version by "grief," "grieve," "to be grieved," etc. Among the chief are chalah, choli, yaghon, ka`ac, atsabh. They differ, partly, in their physical origin, and partly, in the nature and cause of the feeling expressed. the Revised Version (British and American) in several instances gives effect to this.

(1) Chalah, choli express the sense of weakness, sickness, pain (e.g. Samson, in Judges 16:7, 11, 17, "Then shall I become weak (chalah), and be as another man"); Isaiah 17:11 the King James Version, "a heap in the day of grief"; Isaiah 53:3, 1, "a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief," "He hath borne our griefs" (choli), the Revised Version, margin Hebrew "sickness, sicknesses"; 53:10, "He hath put him to grief," the Revised Version, margin "made him sick" (chalah) (translated by Dillmann and others, "to crush him incurably"; compare Micah 6:13 Nahum 3:19); yaghon, perhaps from the pain and weariness of toil (Psalm 31:10), "For my life is spent with grief," the Revised Version (British and American) "sorrow"; "The Lord added grief to my sorrow," the Revised Version (British and American) "sorrow to my pain" (Jeremiah 45:3); ka`ac implies provocation, anger, irritation; thus Hannah said to Eli (the King James Version), "Out of the abundance of my complaint and my grief (the Revised Version (British and American) "provocation") have I spoken" (1 Samuel 1:16). Psalm 6:7; Psalm 31:9, "grief"; Proverbs 17:25, "A foolish son is a grief to his father" (i.e. source of provocation; the same word is rendered "wrath" in 12:16, the King James Version "a fool's wrath," the Revised Version (British and American) "vexation"; so also Proverbs 27:3); Job 6:2, "Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed," the Revised Version (British and American) "Oh that my vexation were but weighed" (in 5:2 the King James Version the same word is translated "wrath," the Revised Version (British and American) "vexation"); ke'ebh, is "sorrow," "pain," properly "to hurt." It occurs in Job 2:13 "His grief (the Revised Version, margin "or pain") was very great"; also 16:6 the Revised Version (British and American), "grief"; makh'obh "sorrows," "pain," "suffering" (2 Chronicles 6:29, the Revised Version (British and American) "sorrow"; Psalm 69:26, the Revised Version, margin "or pain"; Isaiah 53:3, "a man of sorrows"; 53:4, "Surely he hath carried our sorrows"); marah and marar indicate "bitterness" (Genesis 26:35; Genesis 49:23 1 Samuel 30:6 Ruth 1:13 Proverbs 14:10, "The heart knoweth its own bitterness, marah); puqah implies staggering, or stumbling, only in 1 Samuel 25:31, "This shall be no grief unto thee," the Revised Version, margin Hebrew "cause of staggering"; ra` (a common word for "evil") denotes an evil, a calamity, only once in the King James Version translated "grief," namely, of Jonah's gourd, "to deliver him from his grief," the Revised Version (British and American) "from his evil case" (Jonah 4:6); yara`, "to be evil," Deuteronomy 15:10, the Revised Version (British and American) "Thy heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him" (also 1 Samuel 1:8 Nehemiah 2:10; Nehemiah 13:8; several times translated "grievous"); charah, "to burn," "to be wroth" (e.g. Genesis 4:6, "Why art thou wroth?"), is translated "grieved" in Genesis 45:5, and 1 Samuel 15:11 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "Samuel was wroth"); the same word is often used of the kindling of anger; la'ah, "to be weary," "tired," "faint" (Proverbs 26:15), the King James Version "The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom, it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth," the Revised Version (British and American) "wearieth"; also Job 4:2; atsabh, "to grieve," "to be vexed," occurs in Genesis 6:6; Genesis 34:7; Genesis 45:5, etc.; Psalm 78:40, "How oft did they. grieve him in the desert." Of other words sometimes translated "grief" may be mentioned quT, "to weary of," "to loathe" (Psalm 95:10), "Forty long years was I grieved with that generation"; in 119:158; 139:21, the Revised Version, margin "loathe"; chamets, implying to be bitterly or violently moved, sour (often translated "leavened"), only in Psalm 73:21, the Revised Version (British and American) "For my soul was grieved," margin, Hebrew "was in a ferment."

(2) In the New Testament "grief," "grieve," etc., are infrequent. The commonest words are lupe (1 Peter 2:19), the Revised Version (British and American) "griefs," elsewhere translated "sorrow"; lupeo, "to grieve," "afflict" (Mark 10:22, the Revised Version (British and American) "sorrowful"; John 21:17 "Peter was grieved"; Romans 14:15 2 Corinthians 2:4, the Revised Version (British and American) "made sorry"; 2:5, "caused sorrow"; Ephesians 4:30, "Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God"); diaponeomai, literally, "to labor through," "to grieve self" occurs twice (Acts 4:2; Acts 16:18 the Revised Version (British and American) "sore troubled"); stenazo, "to groan, or sigh," once only translated "grief" (Hebrews 13:17), the Revised Version, margin "groaning"; prosochthizo, "to be indignant," etc., twice (Hebrews 3:10, 17, the Revised Version (British and American) "displeased"). The reference is to Psalm 95:10, where the Septuagint by this Greek word translates quT (see above).

The less frequency in the New Testament of words denoting "grief" is significant. Christ came "to comfort all that mourn-to give a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness." Christians, however, cannot but feel sorrow and be moved by grief, and it is to be noted that in both the Old Testament and New Testament, God Himself is said to be susceptible to grief.

W. L. Walker

Greek

3077. lupe -- pain of body or mind, grief, sorrow
... pain of body or mind, grief, sorrow. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
lupe Phonetic Spelling: (loo'-pay) Short Definition: pain, grief Definition ...
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253. alupoteros -- having less grief
... having less grief. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: alupoteros Phonetic
Spelling: (al-oo-pot'-er-os) Short Definition: free from pain, grief, trouble ...
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3759. ouai -- alas! woe! (an expression of grief or denunciation)
... alas! woe! (an expression of grief or denunciation ... Definition: woe!, alas!, uttered
in grief or denunciation. Word Origin a prim. interj. Definition alas! woe! ...
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4818. sullupeo -- to be moved to grief with (pass.)
... to be moved to grief with (pass.). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sullupeo
Phonetic Spelling: (sool-loop-eh'-o) Short Definition: I am grieved Definition ...
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3076. lupeo -- to distress, to grieve
... Cognate: 3076 (from 3077 , "deep grief") -- to experience deep, emotional pain
(sadness), ie sorrow (grief). ... cause grief, grieve, make sorry. ...
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4727. stenazo -- to groan (within oneself)
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: stenazo Phonetic Spelling: (sten-ad'-zo) Short
Definition: I groan Definition: I groan, expressing grief, anger, or desire ...
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4501. rhomphaia -- Rompha, Rephan, the name of an Eg. god
... god. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: rhomphaia Phonetic Spelling:
(hrom-fah'-yah) Short Definition: a sword, piercing grief Definition: a sword ...
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3997. penthos -- mourning
... of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: penthos Phonetic Spelling: (pen'-thos)
Short Definition: mourning, sorrow Definition: mourning, sorrow, sadness, grief ...
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3601. odune -- pain, distress
... See 3600 (). Word Origin a prim. word Definition pain, distress NASB Word Usage
grief (1), griefs (1). sorrow. From duno; grief (as dejecting) -- sorrow. ...
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2906. krauge -- an outcry
... clamor, outcry. From krazo; an outcry (in notification, tumult or grief) -- clamour,
cry(-ing). see GREEK krazo. (krauge) -- 5 Occurrences. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8424. tugah -- grief
... 8423, 8424. tugah. 8425 . grief. Transliteration: tugah Phonetic Spelling:
(too-gaw') Short Definition: grief. Word Origin from ...
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3015. yagon -- grief, sorrow
... 3014, 3015. yagon. 3016 . grief, sorrow. Transliteration: yagon Phonetic
Spelling: (yaw-gohn') Short Definition: sorrow. ... grief, sorrow. ...
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5110. nud -- to move to and fro, wander, flutter, show grief
... nud. 5111 . to move to and fro, wander, flutter, show grief. Transliteration:
nud Phonetic Spelling: (nood) Short Definition: mourn. Word Origin a prim. ...
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4786. morah -- bitterness
... bitterness. Transliteration: morah Phonetic Spelling: (mo-raw') Short Definition:
grief. Word Origin from marar Definition bitterness NASB Word Usage grief* (1) ...
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3013. yagah -- to suffer
... root Definition to suffer NASB Word Usage afflicted (1), caused her grief (1), causes
grief (1), grieve (2), inflicted (1), torment (1), tormentors (1). ...
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6330. puqah -- tottering, staggering
... puqah. 6331 . tottering, staggering. Transliteration: puqah Phonetic Spelling:
(poo-kaw') Short Definition: grief. ... grief. From puwq; a stumbling-block -- grief ...
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2483. choli -- sickness
... Word Origin from chalah Definition sickness NASB Word Usage affliction (1), disease
(2), grief (1), griefs (1), illness (3), sick (1), sickness (14 ...
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4814. meriruth -- bitterness
... bitterness. Transliteration: meriruth Phonetic Spelling: (mer-ee-rooth') Short
Definition: grief. ... From marar; bitterness, ie (figuratively) grief -- bitterness. ...
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2470a. chalah -- to be weak or sick
... became ill (1), became sick (4), became...ill (3), become ill (1), become weak
(3), been sick (2), diseased (2), faint (1), fell sick (1), grief (1), grieved ( ...
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4341. makob -- pain
... Word Origin from kaab Definition pain NASB Word Usage pain (10), painful (1),
sorrow (1), sorrows (3), sufferings (1). grief, pain, sorrow. ...
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Library

Commandment Tenth. Of Grief, and not Grieving the Spirit of God ...
... The Pastor: Book Second."Commandments. Commandment Tenth. Of Grief, and
Not Grieving the Spirit of God Which is in Us. Chap. I. ...
/.../pastor/the pastor books first second third/commandment tenth of grief and.htm

The Anger and Grief of Jesus
... THE ANGER AND GRIEF OF JESUS. ... 'He looked round about on them with anger, being
grieved.' Mark the combination of emotions, anger and grief. ...
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Bowed with Grief and Anguish Low,
... MEDITATIONS Bowed with grief and anguish low,. tr., John Brownlie 7.7.7.7.7.7. I.
Bowed with grief and anguish low,. Weary with the clouded way; ...
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Sixteenth Day. Grief at Sin.
... Sixteenth Day. GRIEF AT SIN. ... He had no sin of His own to mourn over. He could only
commiserate others. Your intensest grief must begin with yourself. ...
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Heavy Laden with Thy Grief,
... EASTER Heavy laden with thy grief,. 7,7,7,3 tr., John Brownlie. I. Heavy
laden with thy grief,. Do thy tears like raindrops flow? ...
/.../brownlie/hymns from the east/heavy laden with thy grief.htm

Grief of the Faithful at the Admission of Idol-Makers into the ...
... Chapter VII."Grief of the Faithful at the Admission of Idol-Makers into
the Church; Nay, Even into the Ministry. A whole day the ...
/.../tertullian/on idolatry/chapter vii grief of the faithful.htm

Grief and Consolation by a Mother's Death-Bed.
... GRIEF AND CONSOLATION BY A MOTHER'S DEATH-BED. GRIEF AND CONSOLATION BY A MOTHER'S
DEATH-BED. 8,7,8,7,7,7. ... See our eyes with grief o'erflowing". ...
/.../borthwick/hymns from the land of luther/grief and consolation by a.htm

"Man of Sorrows, Wrapt in Grief"
... No. 19 "Man of Sorrows, wrapt in grief". LENT AND PASSIONTIDE "Man of Sorrows, wrapt
in grief". M. Bridges From a Slovak Hymnal Arr. by NAM. Andante Mod. ...
/.../various/the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 19 man of sorrows.htm

Heavy Laden with Thy Grief,
... PASSIONTIDE X Heavy laden with thy grief,. 7,7,7,3. Heavy laden with thy grief,.
Do thy tears like raindrops flow? Christ hath all thy sorrows borne,. Long ago. ...
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Describes the Grief Felt on Account of their Sins by Souls on whom ...
... THE SIXTH MANSIONS CHAPTER VII. DESCRIBES THE GRIEF FELT ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR SINS
BY SOULS ON WHOM GOD HAS BESTOWED THE BEFORE-MENTIONED FAVOURS. ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Sorrow; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends, misconduct of one's self or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.

2. (a.) Cause of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial; grievance.

3. (a.) Physical pain, or a cause of it; malady.

Topical Bible Verses

Revelation 21:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
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Ephesians 4:30
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed to the day of redemption.
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Psalm 56:8
You tell my wanderings: put you my tears into your bottle: are they not in your book?
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Psalm 147:3
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
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Matthew 11:28-30
Come to me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your care on him; for he cares for you.
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Judges 20:26
Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came to the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
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Luke 8:28
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of God most high? I beseech you, torment me not.
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Thesaurus

Grief (252 Occurrences)
...GRIEF; GRIEVE. gref, grev: There are some 20 Hebrew words translated in the
King James Version by "grief," "grieve," "to be grieved," etc. ...
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Grieve (29 Occurrences)
... of Greeve. 2. (vt) To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make
sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try. ...GRIEF; GRIEVE. ...
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Haircloth (38 Occurrences)
... haircloth. (BBE). Genesis 37:34 Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth,
and went on weeping for his son day after day. (BBE). ...
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Grieving (12 Occurrences)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grieve. 2. (a.) Sad; sorrowful; causing grief. 3. (n.) The
act of causing grief; the state of being grieved. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Vexation (36 Occurrences)
... shadow. (See JPS). Psalms 6:7 Mine eye wasteth away because of grief; It waxeth
old because of all mine adversaries. (See JPS). Psalms ...
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Sounds (64 Occurrences)
... Job 35:9 Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of
grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong. (BBE). ...
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Sorrowing (33 Occurrences)
... now. (BBE). Romans 12:15 Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and
in the grief of those who are sorrowing. (BBE). Revelation ...
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Solace (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which
relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief. ...
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Heavy (110 Occurrences)
... 4. (superl.) Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down,
either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment. ...
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Mourning (85 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow. 3. (n.) Garb,
drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. ... See BURIAL; GRIEF. ...
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Bible Concordance

Grief (252 Occurrences)

Matthew 11:17 We made music for you and you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow and you made no signs of grief.
(BBE)

Matthew 17:23 and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up." They were exceedingly sorry.
(See NIV)

Mark 14:33 And he took with him Peter and James and John, and grief and great trouble came on him.
(BBE)

Mark 14:34 And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; abide here and watch.
(DBY)

Luke 18:13 The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
(BBE)

Luke 22:45 When he rose up from his prayer, he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping because of grief,
(WEB DBY)

Luke 23:27 And a great band of people went after him, and of women making signs of grief and weeping for him.
(BBE)

Luke 23:48 And all the people who had come together to see it, when they saw the things which were done, went back again making signs of grief.
(BBE)

John 16:6 But grief has filled your hearts because I have said all this to you.
(WEY NIV)

John 16:20 In most solemn truth I tell you that you will weep aloud and lament, but the world will be glad. You will mourn, but your grief will be turned into gladness.
(WEY DBY NAS NIV)

John 16:21 A woman, when she gives birth to a child, has grief because her hour has come; but when the child is born, she no longer remembers the trouble, on account of the joy that a man has been born into the world.
(DBY)

John 16:22 And ye now therefore have grief; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you.
(DBY NAS NIV)

Acts 21:13 His reply was, "What can you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief? Why, as for me, I am ready not only to go to Jerusalem and be put in chains, but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."
(WEY)

Romans 9:2 when I declare that I have deep grief and unceasing anguish of heart.
(WEY DBY YLT NAS)

Romans 12:15 Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.
(BBE)

1 Corinthians 5:2 You are puffed up, and didn't rather mourn, that he who had done this deed might be removed from among you.
(See NIV)

1 Corinthians 7:21 If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it.
(BBE)

2 Corinthians 2:1 But I have judged this with myself, not to come back to you in grief.
(DBY)

2 Corinthians 2:3 And I have written this very letter to you, that coming I may not have grief from those from whom I ought to have joy; trusting in you all that my joy is that of you all.
(DBY)

2 Corinthians 2:5 But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
(KJV WBS NIV)

2 Corinthians 2:7 So that you may now take the opposite course, and forgive him rather and comfort him, for fear he should perhaps be driven to despair by his excess of grief.
(WEY DBY)

2 Corinthians 7:7 but also by the fact that he had felt comforted on your account, and by the report which he brought of your eager affection, of your grief, and of your jealousy on my behalf, so that I rejoiced more than ever.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 7:9 Now I rejoice, not in your grief, but because the grief led to repentance; for you sorrowed with a godly sorrow, which prevented you from receiving injury from us in any respect.
(WEY RSV)

2 Corinthians 7:10 For the sorrow which God gives is the cause of salvation through a change of heart, in which there is no reason for grief: but the sorrow of the world is a cause of death.
(BBE DBY RSV)

2 Corinthians 7:11 For behold, this same thing, that you were made sorry in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.
(See RSV)

2 Corinthians 9:7 Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.
(BBE)

2 Corinthians 12:21 And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.
(BBE)

Ephesians 4:30 And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.
(BBE)

Philippians 2:27 For in fact he was ill almost to death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him but on me, so that I might not have grief on grief.
(BBE)

1 Thessalonians 3:7 For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;
(BBE)

Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
(KJV ASV BBE WBS NAS)

James 4:9 Afflict yourselves and mourn and weep aloud; let your laughter be turned into grief, and your gladness into shame.
(WEY BBE)

1 Peter 1:6 Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,
(WEB ASV DBY NIV)

1 Peter 2:19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Revelation 18:7 So much as she has glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and grief give to her. Because she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and I am not a widow; and I shall in no wise see grief:
(DBY NIV)

Revelation 18:8 for this reason in one day shall her plagues come, death and grief and famine, and she shall be burnt with fire; for strong is the Lord God who has judged her.
(DBY)

Revelation 21:4 And he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall not exist any more, nor grief, nor cry, nor distress shall exist any more, for the former things have passed away.
(DBY)

Genesis 6:6 And the Lord had sorrow because he had made man on the earth, and grief was in his heart.
(BBE)

Genesis 21:11 And this was a great grief to Abraham because of his son.
(BBE)

Genesis 21:12 But God said, Let it not be a grief to you because of the boy and Hagar his mother; give ear to whatever Sarah says to you, because it is from Isaac that your seed will take its name.
(BBE)

Genesis 26:35 Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
(KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV)

Genesis 34:7 And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought a vile deed in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
(See NIV)

Genesis 37:29 Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,
(BBE)

Genesis 37:34 Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.
(BBE)

Genesis 38:12 After many days, Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.
(See NIV)

Genesis 42:21 And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.
(BBE)

Genesis 44:13 Then in bitter grief they put the bags on the asses again and went back to the town.
(BBE)

Genesis 50:11 And when the people of the land, the people of Canaan, at the grain-floor of Atad, saw their grief, they said, Great is the grief of the Egyptians: so the place was named Abel-mizraim, on the other side of Jordan.
(BBE)

Exodus 2:23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.
(BBE)

Exodus 3:7 And God said, Truly, I have seen the grief of my people in Egypt, and their cry because of their cruel masters has come to my ears; for I have knowledge of their sorrows;
(BBE)

Exodus 6:9 And Moses said these words to the children of Israel, but they gave no attention to him, because of the grief of their spirit and the cruel weight of their work.
(BBE)

Exodus 15:16 Fear and grief came on them; by the strength of your arm they were turned to stone; till your people went over, O Lord, till the people went over whom you have made yours.
(BBE)

Exodus 33:4 Hearing this bad news the people were full of grief, and no one put on his ornaments.
(BBE)

Leviticus 10:6 And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, Do not let your hair be loose, and give no signs of grief; so that death may not overtake you, and his wrath come on all the people; but let there be weeping among your brothers and all the house of Israel for this burning of the Lord's fire.
(BBE)

Leviticus 26:40 And they will have grief for their sins and for the sins of their fathers, when their hearts were untrue to me, and they went against me;
(BBE)

Numbers 14:1 Then all the people gave load cries of grief, and all that night they gave themselves up to weeping.
(BBE)

Numbers 14:6 And Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, two of those who had been to see the land, giving signs of grief,
(BBE)

Numbers 14:39 And when Moses put these words before the children of Israel, the people were full of grief.
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Deuteronomy 2:25 From now on I will put the fear of you in all peoples under heaven, who, hearing of you, will be shaking with fear and grief of heart because of you.
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Deuteronomy 15:10 But it is right for you to give to him, without grief of heart: for because of this, the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all your work and on everything to which you put your hand.
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Deuteronomy 26:7 And our cry went up to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord's ear was open to the voice of our cry, and his eyes took note of our grief and the crushing weight of our work:
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Deuteronomy 28:65 And among those nations thou dost not rest, yea, there is no resting-place for the sole of thy foot, and Jehovah hath given to thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and grief of soul;
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Joshua 7:6 Then Joshua, in great grief, went down on the earth before the ark of the Lord till the evening, and all the chiefs of Israel with him, and they put dust on their heads.
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Judges 2:18 And whenever the Lord gave them judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and was their saviour from the hands of their haters all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved by their cries of grief because of those who were cruel to them.
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Judges 11:35 And when he saw her he was overcome with grief, and said, Ah! my daughter! I am crushed with sorrow, and it is you who are the chief cause of my trouble; for I have made an oath to the Lord and I may not take it back.
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1 Samuel 1:10 And with grief in her soul, weeping bitterly, she made her prayer to the Lord.
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1 Samuel 1:16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
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1 Samuel 2:33 But one man of your family will not be cut off by my hand, and his eyes will be made dark, and grief will be in his heart: and all the offspring of your family will come to their end by the sword of men.
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1 Samuel 20:3 But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between me and death.
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1 Samuel 20:34 So Jonathan got up from the table, burning with wrath, and took no part in the feast the second day of the month, being full of grief for David because his father had put shame on him.
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1 Samuel 20:41 And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater.
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1 Samuel 25:31 that this shall be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. When Yahweh has dealt well with my lord, then remember your handmaid."
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2 Samuel 1:11 Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:
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2 Samuel 1:17 Then David made this song of grief for Saul and Jonathan, his son:
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2 Samuel 1:26 I am full of grief for you, my brother Jonathan: very dear have you been to me: your love for me was a wonder, greater than the love of women.
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2 Samuel 3:31 And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.
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2 Samuel 3:33 And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of a foolish man?
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2 Samuel 11:25 Then David said to the man, Go and say to Joab, Do not let this be a grief to you; for one man may come to his death by the sword like another: put up an even stronger fight against the town, and take it: and do you put heart into him.
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2 Samuel 13:19 And Tamar, in her grief, put dust on her head; and she put her hand on her head and went away crying loudly.
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2 Samuel 13:31 Then the king got up in great grief, stretching himself out on the earth: and all his servants were by his side, with their clothing parted.
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2 Samuel 14:2 And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:
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2 Samuel 15:32 Now when David had come to the top of the slope, where they gave worship to God, Hushai the Archite came to him in great grief with dust on his head:
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2 Samuel 19:2 And the salvation of that day was changed to sorrow for all the people: for it was said to the people, The king is in bitter grief for his son.
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1 Kings 21:27 Hearing these words, Ahab, in great grief, put haircloth on his flesh and went without food, sleeping in haircloth, and going about quietly.
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2 Kings 2:12 And when Elisha saw it he gave a cry, My father, my father, the carriages of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no longer; and he was full of grief.
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2 Kings 22:11 And the king, hearing the words of the book of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief;
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2 Kings 22:19 Because your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before me, when you had word of what I said against this place and its people, that they would become a waste and a curse, and you gave signs of grief, weeping before me: truly, I have given ear to you, says the Lord.
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1 Chronicles 4:9 And Jabez is honoured above his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, 'Because I have brought forth with grief.'
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2 Chronicles 6:29 Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:
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2 Chronicles 34:19 And the king, hearing the words of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief.
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2 Chronicles 34:27 And your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before God, on hearing his words about this place and its people, and with weeping and signs of grief have made yourself low before me, I have given ear to you, says the Lord God.
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2 Chronicles 35:25 And Jeremiah made a song of grief for Josiah; and to this day Josiah is named by all the makers of melody, men and women, in their songs of grief; they made it a rule in Israel; and the songs are recorded among the songs of grief.
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Ezra 9:3 And hearing this, with signs of grief and pulling out the hair of my head and my chin, I took my seat on the earth deeply troubled.
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Ezra 9:4 Then everyone who went in fear of the words of the God of Israel, because of the sin of those who had come back, came together to me; and I kept where I was, overcome with grief, till the evening offering.
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Ezra 9:5 And at the evening offering, having made myself low before God, I got up, and with signs of grief, falling down on my knees, with my hands stretched out to the Lord my God,
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Nehemiah 8:10 Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is your strong place.
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Nehemiah 8:11 So the Levites made all the people quiet, saying, Be quiet, for the day is holy; and do not give way to grief.
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Esther 4:4 And Esther's women and her servants came and gave her word of it. Then great was the grief of the queen: and she sent robes for Mordecai, so that his clothing of haircloth might be taken off; but he would not have them.
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Esther 6:12 Mordecai came back to the king's gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.
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Job 2:12 And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads.
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Subtopics

Grief

Grief: Attributed to the Holy Spirit

Related Terms

Grieve (29 Occurrences)

Haircloth (38 Occurrences)

Grieving (12 Occurrences)

Vexation (36 Occurrences)

Sounds (64 Occurrences)

Sorrowing (33 Occurrences)

Solace (2 Occurrences)

Heavy (110 Occurrences)