THEOSISIreneus (Orda)
In the meantime, he found himself the object of scorn by the most contemptible individuals, and his trust in the Lord transformed him: he experienced what was entirely unforeseen (Job 30:1-31).
Job 30:31Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
My harp is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of those that weep.
וַיְהִ֣י לְ֭אֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִ֑י וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י לְק֣וֹל בֹּכִֽים׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Lam 5:15The joy of our heart is ceased, our dancing is turned into mourning.
- Isa 21:4My heart failed, darkness amazed me: Babylon my beloved is become a wonder to me.
- Dan 6:18And the king went away to his house, and laid himself down without taking supper, and meat was not set before him, and even sleep departed from him.
- Eccl 3:4A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
- Isa 22:12And the Lord, the God of hosts, in that day shall call to weeping, and to mourning, to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
- Ps 137 (136):1
- Ps 137 (136):4
- Isa 24:7The vintage hath mourned, the vine hath languished away, all the merry have sighed.