Quotes about Despair

Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water.

They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.

Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but find none.

The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and I will judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”

When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.

But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief.

They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.

Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

Look, your house is left to you desolate.