Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Sorrow’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Sorrow’ occurs 86 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 6:6 repented that he had made man on the earth. And being touched inwardly with a sorrow of heart,Genesis 6:6
Genesis 24:67 And he led her into the tent of Sarah his mother, and he accepted her as wife. And he loved her so very much, that it tempered the sorrow which befell him at his mother’s death.Genesis 24:67
Genesis 37:35 Then, when all of his sons gathered together to ease their father’s sorrow, he was not willing to accept consolation, but he said: “I will descend in mourning to my son in the underworld.” And while he persevered in weeping,Genesis 37:35
Genesis 42:38 But he said: “My son will not go down with you. His brother is dead, and he is left alone. If any adversity will befall him in the land to which you travel, you would lead my grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave.”Genesis 42:38
Genesis 44:31 and if he were to see that he is not with us, he would die, and your servants will lead his grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave.Genesis 44:31
Genesis 49:3 Reuben, my firstborn, you are my strength and the beginning of my sorrow: first in gifts, greater in authority.Genesis 49:3
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Genesis: 6
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 3:8 And knowing their sorrow, I have descended in order to free them from the hands of the Egyptians, and to lead them from that land into a good and spacious land, into a land which flows with milk and honey, to the places of the Canaanite, and Hittite, and Amorite, and Perizzite, and Hivite, and Jebusite.Exodus 3:8
Exodus 15:14 Peoples rose up and became angry. Sorrows took hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.Exodus 15:14
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Exodus: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 1:5 But to Hannah he gave one portion with sorrow. For he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.1 Samuel 1:5
1 Samuel 1:16 You should not repute your handmaid as one of the daughters of Belial. For I have been speaking from the abundance of my sorrow and grief, even until now.”1 Samuel 1:16
Number of the word / term Sorrow in 1 Samuel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 4:9 But Jabez was renown, more so than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “For I bore him in sorrow.”1 Chronicles 4:9
Number of the word / term Sorrow in 1 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 9:4 Then all those who feared the word of the God of Israel gathered to me, because of the transgression of those who had arrived from the captivity. And I sat in sorrow, until the evening sacrifice.Ezra 9:4
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Ezra: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Esther
Esther 9:22 For on those days, the Jews vindicated themselves of their enemies, and their mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and joy, so that these would be days of feasting and gladness, in which they would send one another portions of their feasts, and would grant gifts to the poor.Esther 9:22
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Esther: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Job
Job 2:13 And they sat with him on the ground for seven day and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his sorrow was very great.Job 2:13
Job 5:6 Nothing on earth occurs without a reason, and sorrow does not rise from the earth.Job 5:6
Job 6:3 Compared to the sand of the sea, they would appear heavier, and so my words are full of sorrow.Job 6:3
Job 6:10 And may this be my consolation, that in afflicting me with sorrow, although he might not be lenient with me, I still do not contradict the words of the Holy One.Job 6:10
Job 7:4 If I lie down to sleep, I will say, “When will I rise?” And next I will hope for the evening and will be filled with sorrows even until darkness.Job 7:4
Job 9:27 If I say: “By no means will I speak this way.” I change my face and I am tortured with sorrow.Job 9:27
Job 10:20 Will not my few days be completed soon? Release me, therefore, so that I may lament my sorrows a little,Job 10:20
Job 15:35 He has conceived sorrow, and he has brought forth iniquity, and his womb prepares deceit.Job 15:35
Job 30:17 At night, my bone is pierced with sorrows, and those who feed on me, do not sleep.Job 30:17
Job 33:19 Likewise, he rebukes by sorrow in bed, and he causes all of his bones to become weak.Job 33:19
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Job: 10
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 7:14 Behold him who has given birth to injustice: he has conceived sorrow and has begotten iniquity.Psalm 7:14
Psalm 7:16 His sorrow will be turned upon his own head, and his iniquity will descend upon his highest point.Psalm 7:16
Psalm 10:7 His mouth is full of curses, and bitterness, and deceit. Under his tongue are hardship and sorrow.Psalm 10:7
Psalm 10:14 You do see, for you examine hardship and sorrow, so that you may deliver them into your hands. The poor one has been abandoned to you. You will be a helper to the orphan.Psalm 10:14
Psalm 18:4 The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the torrents of iniquity dismayed me.Psalm 18:4
Psalm 18:5 The sorrows of Hell encompassed me, and the snares of death intercepted me.Psalm 18:5
Psalm 31:10 For my life has fallen into sorrow, and my years into sighing. My virtue has been weakened in poverty, and my bones have been disturbed.Psalm 31:10
Psalm 38:17 For I have been prepared for scourges, and my sorrow is ever before me.Psalm 38:17
Psalm 39:2 I was silenced and humbled, and I was quiet before good things, and my sorrow was renewed.Psalm 39:2
Psalm 41:3 May the Lord bring him help on his bed of sorrow. In his infirmity, you have changed his entire covering.Psalm 41:3
Psalm 90:10 The days of our years in them are seventy years. But in the powerful, they are eighty years, and more of these are with hardship and sorrow. For mildness has overwhelmed us, and we shall be corrected.Psalm 90:10
Psalm 94:19 According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, your consolations have given joy to my soul.Psalm 94:19
Psalm 107:39 And they became few, and they were afflicted by the tribulation of evils and of sorrow.Psalm 107:39
Psalm 116:3 The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrow.Psalm 116:3
Psalm 127:2 It is in vain that you rise before daylight, that you rise up after you have sat down, you who chew the bread of sorrow. Whereas, to his beloved, he will give sleep.Psalm 127:2
Psalm 147:3 He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.Psalm 147:3
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Psalm: 16
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 10:10 He who winks with the eye gives sorrow. And the foolish in lips shall be beaten.Proverbs 10:10
Proverbs 14:13 Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning occupies the limits of joy.Proverbs 14:13
Proverbs 31:7 Let them drink, and forget their needs, and remember their sorrow no more.Proverbs 31:7
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Proverbs: 3
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 2:23 All his days have been filled with sorrows and hardships; neither does he rest his mind, even in the night. And is this not emptiness?Ecclesiastes 2:23
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 29:2 And I will surround Ariel with siege works, and it will be in sorrow and mourning, and it will be like Ariel to me.Isaiah 29:2
Isaiah 35:10 And the redeemed of the Lord will be converted, and they will return to Zion with praising. And everlasting joy will be upon their heads. They will obtain gladness and rejoicing. For pain and sorrow will flee away.Isaiah 35:10
Isaiah 53:3 He is despised and the least among men, a man of sorrows who knows infirmity. And his countenance was hidden and despised. Because of this, we did not esteem him.Isaiah 53:3
Isaiah 53:4 Truly, he has taken away our weaknesses, and he himself has carried our sorrows. And we thought of him as if he were a leper, or as if he had been struck by God and humiliated.Isaiah 53:4
Isaiah 65:14 Behold, my servants will rejoice, and you will be confounded. Behold, my servants will give praise in exultation of heart, and you will cry out in sorrow of heart, and you will wail in contrition of spirit.Isaiah 65:14
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Isaiah: 5
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 5:22 So then, will you not fear me, says the Lord. And will you not have sorrow before my face? I have placed the shore as a limit for the sea, as an everlasting precept that it will not transgress. And its waves will crash, but they will not prevail; and its waves will swell, but they will not go across.Jeremiah 5:22
Jeremiah 8:18 My sorrow is beyond sorrow; my heart mourns within me.Jeremiah 8:18
Jeremiah 15:5 For who will take pity on you, O Jerusalem? Or who will feel sorrow for you? Or who will go to prayer for the sake of your peace?Jeremiah 15:5
Jeremiah 15:18 Why has my sorrow become never-ending, and why has my wound become so dire that it refuses to be cured? It has become for me like the deception of untrustworthy waters.”Jeremiah 15:18
Jeremiah 20:18 Why did I depart from the womb, so that I would see hardship and sorrow, and so that my days would be consumed by trouble?”Jeremiah 20:18
Jeremiah 31:13 Then the virgin will rejoice with singing, the young and the old together, and I will turn their mourning into gladness, and I will console them and gladden them after their sorrow.Jeremiah 31:13
Jeremiah 45:3 You have said: ‘Woe to me, a wretched man! For the Lord has added sorrow to my sorrow. I have labored in my groaning, and I have not found rest.’Jeremiah 45:3
Jeremiah 49:24 Damascus has been broken. She has been turned to flight. Trembling has taken hold of her. Anguish and sorrows have seized her, like a woman giving birth.Jeremiah 49:24
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Jeremiah: 8
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Lamentations
Lamentations 1:12 LAMED. O all you who pass by the way, attend, and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow. For he has made me a vintage, just as the Lord has spoken in the day of his furious anger.Lamentations 1:12
Lamentations 1:18 SADE. The Lord is just, for it is I who has provoked his mouth to wrath. I beg all people to listen and to see my sorrow. My virgins and my youths have gone into captivity.Lamentations 1:18
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Lamentations: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 12:18 “Son of man, eat your bread in consternation. Moreover, drink your water hurriedly and in sorrow.Ezekiel 12:18
Ezekiel 23:33 You will be filled with inebriation and sorrow, by the chalice of grief and sadness, by the chalice of your sister Samaria.Ezekiel 23:33
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Ezekiel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Micah
Micah 4:9 Now, why have you come together in grief? Is there not a king in you, or has your counselor gone away? For sorrow has overtaken you, like the pain of giving birth.Micah 4:9
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Micah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Zechariah
Zechariah 11:5 which those who possessed them cut down, and they did not feel sorrow, and they sold them, saying: “Blessed be the Lord; we have become wealthy. Even their shepherds did not spare them.”Zechariah 11:5
Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour out upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of prayers. And they will look upon me, whom they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only son, and they will feel sorrow over him, as one would be sorrowful at the death of a firstborn.Zechariah 12:10
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Zechariah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 24:8 But all these things are just the beginning of the sorrows.Matthew 24:8
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Matthew: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Mark
Mark 13:8 For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom over kingdom, and there shall be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are but the beginning of the sorrows.Mark 13:8
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Luke
Luke 2:48 And upon seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: “Son, why have you acted this way toward us? Behold, your father and I were seeking you in sorrow.”Luke 2:48
Luke 18:24 Then Jesus, seeing him brought to sorrow, said: “How difficult it is for those who have money to enter into the kingdom of God!Luke 18:24
Luke 22:45 And when he had risen up from prayer and had gone to his disciples, he found them sleeping out of sorrow.Luke 22:45
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Luke: 3
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book John
John 16:6 But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.John 16:6
John 16:20 Amen, amen, I say to you, that you shall mourn and weep, but the world will rejoice. And you shall be greatly saddened, yet your sorrow shall be turned into joy.John 16:20
John 16:21 A woman, when she is giving birth, has sorrow, because her hour has arrived. But when she has given birth to the child, then she no longer remembers the difficulties, because of the joy: for a man has been born into the world.John 16:21
John 16:22 Therefore, you also, indeed, have sorrow now. But I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice. And no one will take away your joy from you.John 16:22
Number of the word / term Sorrow in John: 4
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Acts
Acts 2:24 And he whom God has raised up has broken the sorrows of Hell, for certainly it was impossible for him to be held by it.Acts 2:24
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Acts: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Romans
Romans 9:2 because the sadness within me is great, and there is a continuous sorrow in my heart.Romans 9:2
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Romans: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 2:1 But I determined this within myself, not to return again to you in sorrow.2 Corinthians 2:1
2 Corinthians 2:3 And so, I wrote this same thing to you, so that I might not, when I arrive, add sorrow to sorrow for those with whom I ought to rejoice, having confidence in you in all things, so that my joy may be entirely yours.2 Corinthians 2:3
2 Corinthians 2:5 But if anyone has brought sorrow, he has not sorrowed me. Yet, for my part, this is so that I might not burden all of you.2 Corinthians 2:5
2 Corinthians 2:7 So then, to the contrary, you should be more forgiving and consoling, lest perhaps someone like this may be overwhelmed with excessive sorrow.2 Corinthians 2:7
2 Corinthians 7:10 For the sorrow that is according to God accomplishes a repentance which is steadfast unto salvation. But the sorrow that is of the world accomplishes death.2 Corinthians 7:10
2 Corinthians 7:11 So consider this same idea, being sorrowful according to God, and what great solicitude it accomplishes in you: including protection, and indignation, and fear, and desire, and zeal, and vindication. In all things, you have shown yourselves to be uncorrupted by this sorrow.2 Corinthians 7:11
Number of the word / term Sorrow in 2 Corinthians: 6
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Philippians
Philippians 2:27 For he was sick, even unto death, but God took pity on him, and not only on him, but truly on myself also, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.Philippians 2:27
Philippians 2:28 Therefore, I sent him more readily, in order that, by seeing him again, you may rejoice, and I may be without sorrow.Philippians 2:28
Number of the word / term Sorrow in Philippians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book 1 Timothy
1 Timothy 6:10 For desire is the root of all evils. Some persons, hungering in this way, have strayed from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.1 Timothy 6:10
Number of the word / term Sorrow in 1 Timothy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book James
James 4:9 Be afflicted: mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your gladness into sorrow.James 4:9
Number of the word / term Sorrow in James: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book 1 Peter
1 Peter 2:19 For this is grace: when, because of God, a man willingly endures sorrows, suffering injustice.1 Peter 2:19
Number of the word / term Sorrow in 1 Peter: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sorrow’ in the book Revelation
Revelation 18:7 As much as she has glorified herself and lived in pleasure, so much so give to her torment and grief. For in her heart, she has said: ‘I am enthroned as queen,’ and, ‘I am not a widow,’ and, ‘I shall not see sorrow.’Revelation 18:7
Number of the word / term ‘Sorrow’ in Revelation: 1
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