Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  5000 Humanity  »  5125 Parts of the body and clothing  »  5198 weeping

The physical act of shedding tears as the result of sadness or joy or in recognition of sin.

Weeping in personal grief

Genesis 23:2; Psalm 42:3; Revelation 5:4 See also Genesis 27:38; Genesis 37:35; Judges 11:37; Ruth 1:9; 1 Samuel 1:8; Samuel 20:41; 2 Samuel 3:16; Samuel 13:19; Samuel 15:30; Samuel 18:33 David weeps for Absalom; 2 Kings 8:11; Kings 13:14; Kings 20:3; Job 16:16,20; Psalm 39:12; Psalm 56:8; Psalm 102:9; John 11:33; John 20:11

Weeping in shared grief

Deuteronomy 34:8; Psalm 137:1 See also Numbers 14:1; 1 Samuel 11:4-5; Samuel 20:41; Samuel 30:4; 2 Samuel 1:12 David and his men mourn for Saul and Jonathan; 2 Samuel 1:24; Samuel 3:34; Job 2:12; Psalm 80:4-5; Isaiah 15:2-3; Isaiah 33:7; Mark 5:38; Acts 21:13

Weeping in personal remorse over failure and sin

Matthew 26:75 pp Mark 14:72 pp Luke 22:62 See also 1 Samuel 2:33; Luke 7:38; Hebrews 12:17

Weeping in group response to sin

Nehemiah 8:9; Jeremiah 3:21; James 5:1 See also Numbers 25:6; Deuteronomy 1:45; Judges 20:26; Judges 21:2; Ezra 3:12-13 the people's response to the rebuilding of the temple; Isaiah 22:12-13; Jeremiah 25:34; Jeremiah 31:9; Jeremiah 50:4; Lamentations 1:2; Lamentations 2:18; Joel 2:12; Amos 5:16-17; Amos 8:10; Zechariah 12:10-11; Matthew 8:12

Weeping in response to others' sin and judgment

Psalm 119:136; Jeremiah 13:17; 2 Corinthians 2:4 See also Ezra 10:1; Nehemiah 1:4; Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 9:1; Jeremiah 14:17; Jeremiah 22:10; Lamentations 1:16; Lamentations 3:48; Ezekiel 27:31; Micah 1:8; Luke 19:41 Jesus Christ weeps over Jerusalem; Luke 23:28; Acts 20:31; Philippians 3:18; Revelation 18:15-16

Divine weeping

Isaiah 16:9

Jesus Christ's weeping

John 11:35 See also Hebrews 5:7

Weeping for joy

Genesis 29:11; Genesis 42:24; Genesis 45:14-15

False weeping

Malachi 2:13

Comfort promised to those who weep

Psalm 126:5-6; Revelation 21:4 See also Psalm 30:5; Psalm 116:8; Isaiah 25:8; Isaiah 30:19; Isaiah 65:19; Jeremiah 31:16; Luke 6:21; John 16:20

See also

3248  Holy Spirit, conviction
5398  loss
5419  mourning
5795  bereavement
5801  brokenness
5805  comfort
5938  sadness
5952  sorrow
6227  regret
6624  confession of sin
6732  repentance