Verse 9

Be afflicted{G5003}{(G5657)}, and{G2532} mourn{G3996}{(G5657)}, and{G2532} weep{G2799}{(G5657)}: let your{G5216} laughter{G1071} be turned{G3344}{(G5649)} to{G1519} mourning{G3997}, and{G2532} your joy{G5479} to{G1519} heaviness{G2726}.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:13 : 13 Even in laughter{H7814} the heart{H3820} is sorrowful{H3510}{(H8799)}; and the end{H319} of that mirth{H8057} is heaviness{H8424}.
  • Matt 5:4 : 4 Blessed{G3107} are they that mourn{G3996}{(G5723)}: for{G3754} they{G846} shall be comforted{G3870}{(G5701)}.
  • Luke 6:25 : 25 Woe{G3759} unto you{G5213} that are full{G1705}{(G5772)}! for{G3754} ye shall hunger{G3983}{(G5692)}. Woe{G3759} unto you{G5213} that laugh{G1070}{(G5723)} now{G3568}! for{G3754} ye shall mourn{G3996}{(G5692)} and{G2532} weep{G2799}{(G5692)}.
  • Jer 31:18-20 : 18 I have surely{H8085}{(H8800)} heard{H8085}{(H8804)} Ephraim{H669} bemoaning{H5110}{(H8711)} himself thus; Thou hast chastised{H3256}{(H8765)} me, and I was chastised{H3256}{(H8735)}, as a bullock{H5695} unaccustomed{H3808}{H3925}{(H8795)} to the yoke: turn{H7725}{(H8685)} thou me, and I shall be turned{H7725}{(H8799)}; for thou art the LORD{H3068} my God{H430}. 19 Surely after{H310} that I was turned{H7725}{(H8800)}, I repented{H5162}{(H8738)}; and after{H310} that I was instructed{H3045}{(H8736)}, I smote{H5606}{(H8804)} upon my thigh{H3409}: I was ashamed{H954}{(H8804)}, yea, even confounded{H3637}{(H8738)}, because I did bear{H5375}{(H8804)} the reproach{H2781} of my youth{H5271}. 20 Is Ephraim{H669} my dear{H3357} son{H1121}? is he a pleasant{H8191} child{H3206}? for since{H1767} I spake{H1696}{(H8763)} against him, I do earnestly{H2142}{(H8800)} remember{H2142}{(H8799)} him still: therefore my bowels{H4578} are troubled{H1993}{(H8804)} for him; I will surely{H7355}{(H8763)} have mercy{H7355}{(H8762)} upon him, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Ezek 16:63 : 63 That thou mayest remember{H2142}{(H8799)}, and be confounded{H954}{(H8804)}, and never open{H6610} thy mouth{H6310} any more because{H6440} of thy shame{H3639}, when I am pacified{H3722}{(H8763)} toward thee for all that thou hast done{H6213}{(H8804)}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}.
  • Jas 5:1-2 : 1 Go to{G33}{(G5720)} now{G3568}, ye rich men{G4145}, weep{G2799}{(G5657)} and howl{G3649}{(G5723)} for{G1909} your{G5216} miseries{G5004} that shall come upon{G1904}{(G5740)} you. 2 Your{G5216} riches{G4149} are corrupted{G4595}{(G5754)}, and{G2532} your{G5216} garments{G2440} are{G1096}{(G5754)} motheaten{G4598}.
  • Rev 18:7-8 : 7 How much{G3745} she hath glorified{G1392}{(G5656)} herself{G1438}, and{G2532} lived deliciously{G4763}{(G5656)}, so much{G5118} torment{G929} and{G2532} sorrow{G3997} give{G1325}{(G5628)} her{G846}: for{G3754} she saith{G3004}{(G5719)} in{G1722} her{G846} heart{G2588}, I sit{G2521}{(G5736)} a queen{G938}, and{G2532} am{G1510}{(G5748)} no{G3756} widow{G5503}, and{G2532} shall see{G1492}{(G5632)} no{G3364} sorrow{G3997}. 8 Therefore{G5124}{G1223} shall{G2240} her{G846} plagues{G4127} come{G2240}{(G5692)} in{G1722} one{G3391} day{G2250}, death{G2288}, and{G2532} mourning{G3997}, and{G2532} famine{G3042}; and{G2532} she shall be utterly burned{G2618}{(G5701)} with{G1722} fire{G4442}: for{G3754} strong{G2478} is the Lord{G2962} God{G2316} who{G3588} judgeth{G2919}{(G5723)} her{G846}.
  • Ps 126:5-6 : 5 They that sow{H2232}{(H8802)} in tears{H1832} shall reap{H7114}{(H8799)} in joy{H7440}. 6 He that goeth{H3212}{(H8799)} forth{H1980}{(H8800)} and weepeth{H1058}{(H8800)}, bearing{H5375}{(H8802)} precious{H4901} seed{H2233}, shall doubtless{H935}{(H8800)} come{H935}{(H8799)} again with rejoicing{H7440}, bringing{H5375}{(H8802)} his sheaves{H485} with him.
  • Zech 12:10-14 : 10 And I will pour{H8210}{(H8804)} upon the house{H1004} of David{H1732}, and upon the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Jerusalem{H3389}, the spirit{H7307} of grace{H2580} and of supplications{H8469}: and they shall look{H5027}{(H8689)} upon me whom they have pierced{H1856}{(H8804)}, and they shall mourn{H4553} for him, as one mourneth{H5594}{(H8804)} for his only{H3173} son, and shall be in bitterness{H4843}{(H8687)} for him, as one that is in bitterness{H4843}{(H8687)} for his firstborn{H1060}. 11 In that day{H3117} shall there be a great{H1431}{(H8799)} mourning{H4553} in Jerusalem{H3389}, as the mourning{H4553} of Hadadrimmon{H1910} in the valley{H1237} of Megiddon{H4023}. 12 And the land{H776} shall mourn{H5594}{(H8804)}, every{H4940} family{H4940} apart{H905}; the family{H4940} of the house{H1004} of David{H1732} apart, and their wives{H802} apart; the family{H4940} of the house{H1004} of Nathan{H5416} apart, and their wives{H802} apart; 13 The family{H4940} of the house{H1004} of Levi{H3878} apart, and their wives{H802} apart; the family{H4940} of Shimei{H8097} apart, and their wives{H802} apart; 14 All the families{H4940} that remain{H7604}{(H8737)}, every family{H4940} apart, and their wives{H802} apart.
  • Lam 5:15 : 15 The joy{H4885} of our heart{H3820} is ceased{H7673}{(H8804)}; our dance{H4234} is turned{H2015}{(H8738)} into mourning{H60}.
  • Ezek 7:16 : 16 But they that escape{H6403}{(H8804)} of them shall escape{H6412}, and shall be on the mountains{H2022} like doves{H3123} of the valleys{H1516}, all of them mourning{H1993}{(H8802)}, every one{H376} for his iniquity{H5771}.
  • Luke 16:25 : 25 But{G1161} Abraham{G11} said{G2036}{(G5627)}, Son{G5043}, remember{G3415}{(G5682)} that{G3754} thou{G4771} in{G1722} thy{G4675} lifetime{G2222} receivedst{G618}{(G5627)} thy{G4675} good things{G18}, and{G2532} likewise{G3668} Lazarus{G2976} evil things{G2556}: but{G1161} now{G3568}{G3592} he is comforted{G3870}{(G5743)}, and{G1161} thou{G4771} art tormented{G3600}{(G5743)}.
  • 2 Cor 7:10-11 : 10 For{G1063} godly{G2316}{G2596} sorrow{G3077} worketh{G2716}{(G5736)} repentance{G3341} to{G1519} salvation{G4991} not to be repented of{G278}: but{G1161} the sorrow{G3077} of the world{G2889} worketh{G2716}{(G5736)} death{G2288}. 11 For{G1063} behold{G2400}{(G5628)} this{G5124} selfsame thing{G846}, that{G5209} ye sorrowed{G3076}{(G5683)} after{G2596} a godly sort{G2316}, what{G4214} carefulness{G4710} it wrought{G2716}{(G5662)} in you{G5213}, yea{G235}, what clearing of yourselves{G627}, yea{G235}, what indignation{G24}, yea{G235}, what fear{G5401}, yea{G235}, what vehement desire{G1972}, yea{G235}, what zeal{G2205}, yea{G235}, what revenge{G1557}! In{G1722} all{G3956} things ye have approved{G4921}{(G5656)} yourselves{G1438} to be{G1511}{(G5750)} clear{G53} in{G1722} this matter{G4229}.
  • Luke 6:21 : 21 Blessed{G3107} are ye that hunger{G3983}{(G5723)} now{G3568}: for{G3754} ye shall be filled{G5526}{(G5701)}. Blessed{G3107} are ye that weep{G2799}{(G5723)} now{G3568}: for{G3754} ye shall laugh{G1070}{(G5692)}.
  • Eccl 2:2 : 2 I said{H559}{(H8804)} of laughter{H7814}, It is mad{H1984}{(H8781)}: and of mirth{H8057}, What{H2090} doeth{H6213}{(H8802)} it?
  • Eccl 7:2-6 : 2 It is better{H2896} to go{H3212}{(H8800)} to the house{H1004} of mourning{H60}, than to go{H3212}{(H8800)} to the house{H1004} of feasting{H4960}: for{H834} that is the end{H5490} of all men{H120}; and the living{H2416} will lay{H5414}{(H8799)} it to his heart{H3820}. 3 Sorrow{H3708} is better{H2896} than laughter{H7814}: for by the sadness{H7455} of the countenance{H6440} the heart{H3820} is made better{H3190}{(H8799)}. 4 The heart{H3820} of the wise{H2450} is in the house{H1004} of mourning{H60}; but the heart{H3820} of fools{H3684} is in the house{H1004} of mirth{H8057}. 5 It is better{H2896} to hear{H8085}{(H8800)} the rebuke{H1606} of the wise{H2450}, than for a man{H376} to hear{H8085}{(H8802)} the song{H7892} of fools{H3684}. 6 For as the crackling{H6963} of thorns{H5518} under a pot{H5518}, so is the laughter{H7814} of the fool{H3684}: this also is vanity{H1892}.
  • Isa 22:12-13 : 12 And in that day{H3117} did the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} of hosts{H6635} call{H7121}{(H8799)} to weeping{H1065}, and to mourning{H4553}, and to baldness{H7144}, and to girding{H2296}{(H8800)} with sackcloth{H8242}: 13 And behold joy{H8342} and gladness{H8057}, slaying{H2026}{(H8800)} oxen{H1241}, and killing{H7819}{(H8800)} sheep{H6629}, eating{H398}{(H8800)} flesh{H1320}, and drinking{H8354}{(H8800)} wine{H3196}: let us eat{H398}{(H8800)} and drink{H8354}{(H8800)}; for to morrow{H4279} we shall die{H4191}{(H8799)}.
  • Jer 31:9 : 9 They shall come{H935}{(H8799)} with weeping{H1065}, and with supplications{H8469} will I lead{H2986}{(H8686)} them: I will cause them to walk{H3212}{(H8686)} by the rivers{H5158} of waters{H4325} in a straight{H3477} way{H1870}, wherein they shall not stumble{H3782}{(H8735)}: for I am a father{H1} to Israel{H3478}, and Ephraim{H669} is my firstborn{H1060}.
  • Job 30:31 : 31 My harp{H3658} also is turned to mourning{H60}, and my organ{H5748} into the voice{H6963} of them that weep{H1058}{(H8802)}.
  • Ps 119:67 : 67 Before I was afflicted{H6031}{(H8799)} I went astray{H7683}{(H8802)}: but now have I kept{H8104}{(H8804)} thy word{H565}.
  • Ps 119:71 : 71 It is good{H2896} for me that I have been afflicted{H6031}{(H8795)}; that I might learn{H3925}{(H8799)} thy statutes{H2706}.
  • Ps 119:136 : 136 Rivers{H6388} of waters{H4325} run down{H3381}{(H8804)} mine eyes{H5869}, because they keep{H8104}{(H8804)} not thy law{H8451}.
  • Jer 31:13 : 13 Then shall the virgin{H1330} rejoice{H8055}{(H8799)} in the dance{H4234}, both young men{H970} and old{H2205} together{H3162}: for I will turn{H2015}{(H8804)} their mourning{H60} into joy{H8342}, and will comfort{H5162}{(H8765)} them, and make them rejoice{H8055}{(H8765)} from their sorrow{H3015}.