Sadness & Loss
🪔 Mourning beside Job 29:25
When mourning is loud, Job 29:25 is a sentence you can borrow. “I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.” The other two verses on this page stay with the same need.
Mourning
“I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.”
Job 29:25 · World English Bible
Sarah died in…
“Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.”
Genesis 23:2 · World English Bible
Esau hated Jacob…
“Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.””
Genesis 27:41 · World English Bible
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Say it
Practice Job 29:25
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
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Pray together
Lord, this is a mourning night. Keep Job 29:25 close enough to remember. Amen.
Two-minute challenge
Say Job 29:25 out loud once, then tell one person in the house what feeling it names.
Parent tip
If the feeling is bigger than a verse, stay in the room. Job 29:25 is a companion, not a fix-it line. The other two verses are for a second night if this one is enough.