Job 16:16

Everything Was Going Well

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“I have sewed sackcloth over my skin [as a sign of mourning]
And have defiled my horn (symbol of strength) in the dust.
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“My face is red and swollen with weeping,
And on my eyelids is the shadow of death [my eyes are dimmed],
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Although there is no violence or wrongdoing in my hands,
And my prayer is pure.

Shadow of Death

Deep Darkness

Deep Shadow

Job

Job 17:7

“My eye has grown dim (unexpressive) because of grief,
And all my [body’s] members are [wasted away] like a shadow.

Psalm 6:6-7

I am weary with my groaning;
Every night I soak my bed with tears,
I drench my couch with my weeping.

Psalm 31:9

Be gracious and compassionate to me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;
My eye is clouded and weakened by grief, my soul and my body also.

Psalm 32:3

When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my groaning all the day long.

Psalm 69:3

I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My eyes fail while I wait [with confident expectation] for my God.

Psalm 102:3-5

For my days have vanished in smoke,
And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.

Psalm 102:9

For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And have mingled my drink with tears

Psalm 116:3

The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.

Isaiah 52:14

Just as many were astonished and appalled at you, My people,
So His appearance was marred more than any man
And His form [marred] more than the sons of men.

Lamentations 1:16

“I weep for these things;
My eyes overflow with tears,
Because a comforter,
One who could restore my soul, is far away from me.
My children are desolate and perishing,
For the enemy has prevailed.”

Jonah 2:1-10

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish,

Mark 14:34

And He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved and overwhelmed with sorrow, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.”