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Genesis 21:16
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Genesis 21:16
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16 Then she went and sat down by herself about a hundred yards[a] away. “I don’t want to watch the boy die,” she said, as she burst into tears.
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- 21:16 Hebrew a bowshot.
Genesis 21:16
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Genesis 21:16
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16 Then she went off and sat down about a bowshot away, for she thought, “I cannot watch the boy die.” And as she sat there, she[a] began to sob.(A)
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- Genesis 21:16 Hebrew; Septuagint the child
Isaiah 49:15
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Isaiah 49:15
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15 “Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child?
Can she feel no love for the child she has borne?
But even if that were possible,
I would not forget you!
Isaiah 49:15
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Isaiah 49:15
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Esther 8:6
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Esther 8:6
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6 For how can I endure to see my people and my family slaughtered and destroyed?”
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Esther 8:6
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Esther 8:6
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6 For how can I bear to see disaster fall on my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my family?”(A)
1 Kings 3:26
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1 Kings 3:26
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26 Then the woman who was the real mother of the living child, and who loved him very much, cried out, “Oh no, my lord! Give her the child—please do not kill him!”
But the other woman said, “All right, he will be neither yours nor mine; divide him between us!”
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1 Kings 3:26
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1 Kings 3:26
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26 The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved(A) out of love for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!”
But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!”
Luke 15:20
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Luke 15:20
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20 “So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
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Luke 15:20
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Luke 15:20
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20 So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.(A)
Zechariah 12:10
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Zechariah 12:10
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10 “Then I will pour out a spirit[a] of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.
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- 12:10 Or the Spirit.
Zechariah 12:10
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Zechariah 12:10
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Mourning for the One They Pierced
10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit[a](A) of grace and supplication.(B) They will look on[b] me, the one they have pierced,(C) and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child,(D) and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.(E)
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- Zechariah 12:10 Or the Spirit
- Zechariah 12:10 Or to
1 Samuel 30:4
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1 Samuel 30:4
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4 So David and his men wept(A) aloud until they had no strength left to weep.
1 Samuel 24:16
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1 Samuel 24:16
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16 When David had finished speaking, Saul called back, “Is that really you, my son David?” Then he began to cry.
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1 Samuel 24:16
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1 Samuel 24:16
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16 When David finished saying this, Saul asked, “Is that your voice,(A) David my son?” And he wept aloud.
Ruth 1:9
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Ruth 1:9
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9 May the Lord bless you with the security of another marriage.” Then she kissed them good-bye, and they all broke down and wept.
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Ruth 1:9
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Ruth 1:9
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9 May the Lord grant that each of you will find rest(A) in the home of another husband.”
Judges 2:4
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Judges 2:4
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4 When the angel of the Lord finished speaking to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.
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Judges 2:4
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Judges 2:4
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4 When the angel of the Lord had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,(A)
Genesis 44:34
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Genesis 44:34
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34 For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!”
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Genesis 44:34
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Genesis 44:34
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34 How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let me see the misery(A) that would come on my father.”(B)
Genesis 29:11
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Genesis 29:11
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11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and he wept aloud.
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Genesis 29:11
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Genesis 29:11
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Genesis 27:38
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Genesis 27:38
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38 Esau pleaded, “But do you have only one blessing? Oh my father, bless me, too!” Then Esau broke down and wept.
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Genesis 27:38
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Genesis 27:38
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38 Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.(A)
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