Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5760 Human attitudes and behaviour » 5952 sorrow
The human reponse to painful and distressing life situations, especially those involving loss.
Sorrow caused by the trials of life
Psalm 90:10 See also Psalm 13:1-2; Psalm 31:9; Ecclesiastes 1:18; Ecclesiastes 2:23; Jeremiah 20:18
Sorrow caused by fulfilling God's will
1 Peter 1:6 See also Matthew 26:38; Philippians 2:27
Sorrow caused by illness
Isaiah 38:2-3 See also Psalm 6:1-7
Sorrow caused by childlessness
1 Samuel 1:16
Sorrow caused by parting
Acts 20:37 See also Matthew 17:23 the disciples' reaction to Jesus Christ predicting his death; Luke 22:45; John 16:6
Sorrow caused by bereavement
Genesis 23:2; John 20:11 See also Genesis 50:1; Deuteronomy 34:8; 2 Samuel 19:2; Luke 7:12-14; Luke 8:52; John 11:33-35; Acts 8:2
Sorrow caused by national calamities
Psalm 137:1 See also Isaiah 15:3; Isaiah 22:4; Jeremiah 22:10; Jeremiah 48:17; Ezekiel 21:6; Ezekiel 27:30
God and sorrow
God is close to those who grieve
Psalm 34:18 See also Psalm 10:14; Isaiah 53:4; John 11:35
God comforts the sorrowing
Jeremiah 31:13 See also Isaiah 35:10; Lamentations 3:32-33; John 16:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14; Revelation 21:4
Sorrow in response to human sin
The result of sinning
Psalm 16:4 See also 1 Samuel 2:33
Grief over the failure of others
2 Corinthians 2:4-5 See also Genesis 34:7; 1 Samuel 20:34; Ezra 10:6; Ezekiel 9:4; Romans 9:2; 1 Corinthians 5:2
Grief over one's own shortcomings
Matthew 5:4 See also Matthew 26:75; 2 Corinthians 7:9-11; James 4:9
Sorrow in response to God's judgment on human sin
Lamentations 1:5 See also Nehemiah 1:4; Jeremiah 8:21; Jeremiah 10:19; Jeremiah 13:17; Jeremiah 14:2; Ezekiel 21:6,12; Amos 5:16-17; Amos 8:10; Micah 1:8; Zephaniah 1:15; Zechariah 12:10; Matthew 8:12; Matthew 24:30; Revelation 1:7
Jesus Christ's sorrow in response to human sin
Luke 19:41-42
The promise of final deliverance from sorrow
See also
Isaiah 35:10; Revelation 21:4
5198 weeping 5419 mourning 5795 bereavement 5799 bitterness 5831 depression 5835 disappointment 5938 sadness 5970 unhappiness 6227 regret 6732 repentance 8713 discouragement
