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Bible Verses About Loss
Find Bible verses about loss — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about loss?
The Bible addresses loss with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
1 Corinthians 3:15
“If any man's work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.”
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Isaiah 47:9
“but these two things shall come to you in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood; in their full measure shall they come on you, in the multitude of your sorceries, and the great abundance of your enchantments.”
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2 Samuel 1:25
“How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain on your high places.”
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Habakkuk 3:17
“For though the fig tree doesn't flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls:”
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2 Samuel 1:27
“How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!"”
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2 Samuel 18:33
“The king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate, and wept. As he went, he said, "My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son!"”
Matthew 2:18
“"A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn't be comforted, because they are no more."”
Ruth 1:21
“I went out full, and Yahweh has brought me home again empty; why do you call me Naomi, since Yahweh has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?"”
Jeremiah 31:15
“Thus says Yahweh: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.”
2 Samuel 1:19
“"Your glory, Israel, is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!”
Jeremiah 10:20
“My tent is destroyed, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth from me, and they are no more: there is none to spread my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.”
Lamentations 1:1
“How the city sits solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces is become tributary!”
Philippians 3:7
“However, what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.”
Job 1:11
“But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face."”
John 7:34
“You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come."”
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