Sadness & Loss
👑 Mourning beside Lamentations 1:4
When mourning is loud, Lamentations 1:4 is a sentence you can borrow. “The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to the solemn assembly. All her gates are desolate. Her priests sigh. Her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.” The other two verses on this page stay with the same need.
Mourning
“The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to the solemn assembly. All her gates are desolate. Her priests sigh. Her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.”
Lamentations 1:4 · 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 Lamentations 1:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Theroadstomourn,becausenoonecomestothesolemnassembly.Allhergatesaredesolate.Herpriestssigh.Hervirginsareafflicted,andsheisin
Pray together
Lord, this is a mourning night. Keep Lamentations 1:4 close enough to remember. Amen.
Two-minute challenge
Say Lamentations 1:4 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. Lamentations 1:4 is a companion, not a fix-it line. The other two verses are for a second night if this one is enough.