Quotes about Anguish
As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
- Judges 11:35
Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”
- 1 Samuel 1:16
Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’
- 2 Samuel 1:9
And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.
- 2 Samuel 13:19
When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.
- Ezra 9:3
After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
- Job 3:1
And this is what he said:
- Job 3:2
“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
- Job 3:3
Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb?
- Job 3:11
I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.
- Job 3:24
For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
- Job 5:6
My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
- Job 7:5