Job 16:16

Everything Was Going Well

¹⁵ I have sewn sackcloth over my skin;
I have buried my strength in the dust.
¹⁶ My face has grown red with weeping,
and darkness covers my eyes,
¹⁷ although my hands are free from violence
and my prayer is pure.

Shadow of Death

Deep Darkness

Deep Shadow

Job

Job 17:7

My eyes have grown dim from grief,
and my whole body has become but a shadow.

Psalm 6:6-7

I am weary from my groaning;
with my tears I dampen my pillow
and drench my bed every night.

Psalm 31:9

Be gracious to me, Lord,
because I am in distress;
my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—
my whole being as well.

Psalm 32:3

When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long.

Psalm 69:3

I am weary from my crying;
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail, looking for my God.

Psalm 102:3-5

For my days vanish like smoke,
and my bones burn like a furnace.

Psalm 102:9

I eat ashes like bread
and mingle my drinks with tears

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death were wrapped around me,
and the torments of Sheol overcame me;
I encountered trouble and sorrow.

Isaiah 52:14

Just as many were appalled at You—
His appearance was so disfigured
that He did not look like a man,
and His form did not resemble a human being—

Lamentations 1:16

ע AyinI weep because of these things;
my eyes flow with tears.
For there is no one nearby to comfort me,
no one to keep me alive.
My children are desolate
because the enemy has prevailed.

Jonah 2:1-10

Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish:

Mark 14:34

Then He said to them, “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow —to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake.”