Genesis 21:16
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16 Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot, for she said, “Do not let me look on the death of the child.” And as she sat opposite him, she lifted up her voice and wept.
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Isaiah 49:15
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15 Can a woman forget her nursing child
or show no compassion for the child of her womb?
Even these might forget,
yet I will not forget you.(A)
Esther 8:6
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6 For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming on my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”(A)
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1 Kings 3:26
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26 But the woman whose son was alive said to the king, because compassion for her son burned within her, “Please, my lord, give her the living boy; certainly do not kill him!” The other said, “It shall be neither mine nor yours; divide it.”(A)
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Luke 15:20
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20 So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.(A)
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Zechariah 12:10
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Mourning for the Pierced One
10 And I will pour out a spirit of compassion and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that, when they look on the one[a] whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly over him as one weeps over a firstborn.(A)
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1 Samuel 30:4
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4 Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.
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1 Samuel 24:16
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16 When David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” Saul lifted up his voice and wept.(A)
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Ruth 1:9
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9 The Lord grant that you may find security, each of you in the house of your husband.” Then she kissed them, and they wept aloud.(A)
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Judges 2:4
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4 When the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.
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Genesis 44:34
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34 For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I fear to see the suffering that would come upon my father.”
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Genesis 29:11
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11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.
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Genesis 27:38
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38 Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, father? Bless me, me also, father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.(A)
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