Jer 16:5-7, Lam 1:2, 9, 16, 21, 2:13, Rom 12:15, 2Cor 1:4, 1Th 4:18, 5:11 | ESV | STEP | For thus says the Lord : Do not enter the house of mourning , or go to lament or grieve for them, for I have taken away my peace from this people , my steadfast love and mercy , declares the Lord .

5 “For thus says the Lord: ^aDo not enter the house of mourning, or go to lament or grieve for them, for I have taken away my peace from this people, my steadfast love and mercy, declares the Lord. 6 Both great and small shall die in this land. ^bThey shall not be buried, and no one shall lament for them or ^ccut himself ^dor make himself bald for them. 7 No one shall ^ebreak bread for the mourner, to comfort him for the dead, nor shall anyone give him the cup of consolation to drink for his father or his mother.

Lamentations 1:2

2 ^fShe weeps bitterly in the night,
with tears on her cheeks;
^gamong all her lovers
she has ^hnone to comfort her;
ⁱall her friends have dealt treacherously with her;
they have become her enemies.

Lamentations 1:9

9 Her uncleanness was ^jin her skirts;
^kshe took no thought of her future; ^{▼▼Or end}
therefore her fall is terrible;
^mshe has no comforter.
“O Lord, behold my affliction,
for the enemy has ⁿtriumphed!”

Lamentations 1:16

16 “For these things ^oI weep;
my eyes flow with tears;
for ^pa comforter is far from me,
one to ^qrevive my spirit;
my children are desolate,
for the enemy has prevailed.”

Lamentations 1:21

21 “They heard ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac Hear} ^smy groaning,
yet ^tthere is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
^uthey are glad that you have done it.
You have brought ^{▼▼Syriac Bring} the day you announced;
^wnow let them be as I am.

Lamentations 2:13

13 What can I say for you, ^xto what compare you,
O daughter of Jerusalem?
^yWhat can I liken to you, that I may comfort you,
O virgin daughter of Zion?
^zFor your ruin is vast as the sea;
who can heal you?

Romans 12:15

15 ^aaRejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

2 Corinthians 1:4

4 ^abwho comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

1 Thessalonians 4:18

18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.