Bible Dictionary
Mourning
Mourning is the public and personal expression of grief, especially after death or calamity. In biblical times it commonly included prescribed acts such as weeping, lamentation, torn clothing, fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
Biblical Usage
Scripture portrays mourning in response to death and severe distress. It includes the grief expressed by Abraham, Job, and others, and is associated with acts such as torn clothing, sitting in silence, and other public signs.
Scripture References
Genesis 23:2
Job 1:20
Job 2:12
Genesis 37:29
Genesis 37:34
Genesis 44:13
2 Samuel 3:31
2 Samuel 21:10
2 Samuel 13:19
2 Samuel 15:32
2 Samuel 14:2
Jeremiah 8:21
Leviticus 10:6
2 Samuel 19:24
Isaiah 20:2
Isaiah 47:2
2 Samuel 1:12
2 Samuel 3:35
2 Samuel 12:16
2 Samuel 12:22
Leviticus 7:20
Leviticus 26:14
Leviticus 13:45
2 Samuel 15:30
2 Samuel 19:4
Jeremiah 16:6
Jeremiah 16:7
Jeremiah 41:5
Ezekiel 21:12
Jeremiah 31:19
Ecclesiastes 12:5
Jeremiah 9:17
Amos 5:16
Matthew 9:23
Genesis 50:3
Judges 11:40
Job 2:11
Job 30:25
Genesis 23:3
Judges 20:26
Jeremiah 16:8
Numbers 20:29
Deuteronomy 34:8
Genesis 50:10
1 Samuel 31:13
Jeremiah 22:18