Weeping

How Nave’s arranged it

• General scriptures concerningRomans 12:151 Corinthians 7:30
• In destructionMatthew 8:12Matthew 22:13Matthew 24:51Matthew 25:30
• None in heavenRevelation 7:17
• PenitentialJeremiah 50:4Joel 2:12
• Instances of penitential
• The IsraelitesJudges 2:4Judges 2:5
• PeterMatthew 26:75Mark 14:72Luke 22:62
• While doing goodPsalms 126:5Psalms 126:6
• For othersJeremiah 9:1
• On account of tribulationJeremiah 22:10Amos 5:16Amos 5:17
• INSTANCES OF
• Of Abraham for SarahGenesis 23:2

The passages, in Bible order (49)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 23:2

   She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 23:22 voices

   “And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba. It appears from Joshua 15:54, that this was the more ancient name of the city, which afterwards began to be called Hebron. But there is a difference of opinion respecting the etymology.

   “Sarah died in Kirjath-arba - Literally in the city of the four. Some suppose this place was called the city of the four because it was the burial place of Adam, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; others, because according to the opinion of the rabbins, Eve was buried there. with Sarah, Rebekah, and Leah.

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2. Genesis 27:38

   Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 27:381 voice

   “Note, The day is coming when those that now make light of the blessings of the covenant, and sell their title to them for a thing of nought, will in vain be importunate for them. Those that will not so much as ask and seek now will knock shortly, and cry, Lord, Lord. Slighters of Christ will then be humble suitors to him.

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3. Genesis 33:4

   Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

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   “Esau ran to meet him - How sincere and genuine is this conduct of Esau, and at the same time how magnanimous! He had buried all his resentment, and forgotten all his injuries; and receives his brother with the strongest demonstrations, not only of forgiveness, but of fraternal affection. And kissed him - וישקהו vaiyishshakehu. In the Masoretic Bibles each letter of this word is noted with a point over it to make it emphatic.

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4. Genesis 37:35

   All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.

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   “He refused to be comforted - He resolved to go down to the grave mourning; Great affection to any creature doth but prepare for so much the greater affliction, when it is either removed from us, or embittered to us: inordinate love commonly ends in immoderate grief.

   “All his sons and all his daughters - He had only one daughter, Dinah; but his sons’ wives may be here included. But what hypocrisy in his sons to attempt to comfort him concerning the death of a son who they knew was alive; and what cruelty to put their aged father to such torture, when, properly speaking, there was no ground for it!

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5. Genesis 42:24

   And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.

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   “Took - Simeon and bound him before their eyes - This was retaliation, if, as the rabbins suppose, it was Simeon who bound Joseph, and put him into the pit. A recollection of this circumstance must exceedingly deepen the sense he had of his guilt.

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6. Genesis 43:30

   Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

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7. Genesis 45:2

   But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 45:21 voice

   “And he wept aloud,....; Or "gave forth his voice in weeping" (r); as he wept he cried aloud; for having put such a violent restraint on himself, as the flood of tears was the greater, so his voice was the stronger and louder for it: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard; the Egyptians, that were in the room or rooms adjoining to that where Joseph was, heard his cry, and perhaps a great deal of what was said; which they soon reported to others, and it quickly reached Pharaoh's court, which might not be at any great distance. (r) ויתן את קלו בבכי "et dedit vocem suam in fletu", Montanus; so Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Schmidt.

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8. Genesis 45:14

   Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 45:142 voices

   “And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept,.... On his neck first, because he was his own brother by father and mother's side; and he wept over him for joy that he had a sight of him once more: the word for "neck" is in the plural number, and being used, may signify that he fell first on one side of his neck, and then on the other, to show his great affection for him: and Benjamin wept upon his neck; their love and the tokens of it were reciprocal.

   “He fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck - Among the Asiatics kissing the beard, the neck, and the shoulders, is in use to the present day; and probably falling on the neck signifies no more than kissing the neck or shoulders, with the arms around.

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9. Genesis 46:29

   Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.

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   “And Joseph made ready his chariot - מרכבתו mercabto. In Gen 41:43, we have the first mention of a chariot, and if the translation be correct, it is a proof that the arts were not in a rude state in Egypt even at this early time. When we find wagons used to transport goods from place to place, we need not wonder that these suggested the idea of forming chariots for carrying persons, and especially those of high rank and authority.

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10. Genesis 50:1

    Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.

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    “The departed soul is out of the reach of our tears and kisses, but with them it is proper to show our respect to the poor body, of which we look for a glorious and joyful resurrection. Thus Joseph showed his faith in God, and love to his father, by kissing his pale and cold lips, and so giving an affectionate farewell.

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11. Genesis 50:17

    ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.

    ›Commentary on Genesis 50:171 voice

    “The servants of the God of thy father - These words were wonderfully well chosen, and spoken in the most forcible manner to Joseph’s piety and filial affection. No wonder then that he wept when they spake to him.

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12. Judges 2:4

    When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

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    “Let us consider where he has set his ascent: "In the valley of tears, in the place that he has appointed." We have read in the book of Judges that when the angel came and preached repentance to the people, saying, "You have abandoned the Lord, and the Lord shall abandon you," the Israelites wept aloud when they heard the threat; and that place was called the valley of tears. We have called attention to ancient history in order to avoid heresy.

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13. Judges 2:5

    So they called that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the LORD.

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    “Let us consider where he has set his ascent: "In the valley of tears, in the place that he has appointed." We have read in the book of Judges that when the angel came and preached repentance to the people, saying, "You have abandoned the Lord, and the Lord shall abandon you," the Israelites wept aloud when they heard the threat; and that place was called the valley of tears. We have called attention to ancient history in order to avoid heresy.

    “Bochim - i. e. weepers. It was near Shechem, but the site is unknown. Compare the names given to places for similar reasons in Gen 35:8; Gen 50:11.

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14. 1 Samuel 1:17

    “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”

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    “This mistaken impression was immediately removed, and, in the words, "God grant," or rather, "will grant," was followed by an invocation which, as Hannah regarded it in the light of a prophecy pointing to the accomplishment of her earnest desire, dispelled her sadness, and filled her with confident hope [1Sa 1:18].

    “Grant thee thy petition - He was satisfied he had formed a wrong judgment, and by it had added to the distress of one already sufficiently distressed. The fact that Eli supposed her to be drunken, and the other of the conduct of Eli’s sons already mentioned, prove that religion was at this time at a very low ebb in Shiloh; for it seems drunken women did come to the place, and lewd women were to be found there.

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15. 1 Samuel 20:41

    When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.

    ›Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:412 voices

    “A place toward the south - An unintelligible description; one expects a repetition of the description of David’s hiding-place in 1Sa 20:19. The Septuagint in both places has “argab,” a word meaning a “heap of stones.” If this be the true reading, David’s hiding-place was either a natural cavernous rock which was called “Argab,” or some ruin of an ancient building, equally suited for a hiding-place.

    “The separation of two such faithful friends was equally grievous to them both, but David's case was the more deplorable; for, when Jonathan was returning to his family and friends, David was leaving all his comforts, even those of God's sanctuary, and therefore his grief exceeded Jonathan's, or perhaps it was because his temper was more tender and his passions were stronger.

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16. 2 Samuel 1:17

    Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,

    ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:171 voice

    “The words lamented and lamentation must be understood in the technical sense of a funeral dirge or mournful elegy. (See similar dirges in 2Sa 3:33-34; and 2Ch 35:25.) This and the brief stanza on the death of Abner are the only specimens preserved to us of David’s secular poetry.

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