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Zechariah 12:10
“ Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at me whom they pierced. They will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for him as one weeps for a firstborn.
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Jeremiah 6:26
My dear people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in the dust. Mourn as you would for an only son, a bitter lament, for suddenly the destroyer will come on us.
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Ezekiel 7:18
They will put on sackcloth, and horror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be bald.
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Jeremiah 48:37
Indeed, every head is bald and every beard is chopped short. On every hand is a gash and sackcloth around the waist.
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Hosea 2:11
I will put an end to all her celebrations: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths— all her festivals.
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Luke 7:12-13
Just as he neared the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the town was also with her.When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said,“ Don’t weep.”
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Isaiah 15:2-3
Dibon went up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails on Nebo and at Medeba. Every head is shaved; every beard is chopped short.In its streets they wear sackcloth; on its rooftops and in its public squares everyone wails, falling down and weeping.
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Job 20:23
When he fills his stomach, God will send his burning anger against him, raining it down on him while he is eating.
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Isaiah 22:12-14
On that day the Lord GOD of Armies called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads, and for the wearing of sackcloth.But look: joy and gladness, butchering of cattle, slaughtering of sheep and goats, eating of meat, and drinking of wine—“ Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”The LORD of Armies has directly revealed to me:“ This iniquity will not be wiped out for you people as long as you live.” The Lord GOD of Armies has spoken.
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Amos 8:3
In that day the temple songs will become wailing”— this is the Lord GOD’s declaration.“ Many dead bodies, thrown everywhere! Silence!”
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Amos 6:4-7
They lie on beds inlaid with ivory, sprawled out on their couches, and dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.They improvise songs to the sound of the harp and invent their own musical instruments like David.They drink wine by the bowlful and anoint themselves with the finest oils but do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.Therefore, they will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and the feasting of those who sprawl out will come to an end.
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Deuteronomy 16:14
Rejoice during your festival— you, your son and daughter, your male and female slave, as well as the Levite, the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow within your city gates.
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Daniel 5:4-6
They drank the wine and praised their gods made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.At that moment the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and began writing on the plaster of the king’s palace wall next to the lampstand. As the king watched the hand that was writing,his face turned pale, and his thoughts so terrified him that he soiled himself and his knees knocked together.
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Job 3:5
May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it. May what darkens the day terrify it.
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Isaiah 21:3-4
Therefore I am filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pain of a woman in labor. I am too perplexed to hear, too dismayed to see.My heart staggers; horror terrifies me. He has turned my last glimmer of hope into sheer terror.
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Nahum 1:10
For they will be consumed like entangled thorns, like the drink of a drunkard and like straw that is fully dry.
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Ezekiel 27:30-31
Because of you, they raise their voices and cry out bitterly. They throw dust on their heads; they roll in ashes.They shave their heads because of you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They weep over you with deep anguish and bitter mourning.
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1 Samuel 25 36-1 Samuel 25 38
Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal’s heart was cheerful, and he was very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.In the morning when Nabal sobered up, his wife told him about these events. His heart died and he became a stone.About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.
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2 Samuel 13 28-2 Samuel 13 31
Now Absalom commanded his young men,“ Watch Amnon until he is in a good mood from the wine. When I order you to strike Amnon, then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Am I not the one who has commanded you? Be strong and valiant!”So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had commanded. Then all the rest of the king’s sons got up, and each fled on his mule.While they were on the way, a report reached David:“ Absalom struck down all the king’s sons; not even one of them survived!”In response the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
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Amos 5:23
Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.