TSK · Ecclesiastes 3:7

Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,

Then Judah approached him and said,“My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you. Please do not get angry with your servant, for you are just like Pharaoh.

Saul said to his uncle,“He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell him what Samuel had said about the matter of kingship.

Falling at his feet, she said,“My lord, I accept all the guilt! But please let your female servant speak to you! Please listen to the words of your servant!

David instructed Joab and all the people who were with him,“Tear your clothes! Put on sackcloth! Lament before Abner!” Now King David followed behind the funeral pallet.

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said,“Am I God? Can I kill or restore life? Why does he ask me to cure a man of his skin disease? Certainly you must see that he is looking for an excuse to fight me!”

The people were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered,“Don’t respond to him.”

If you keep quiet at this time, liberation and protection for the Jews will appear from another source, while you and your father’s household perish. It may very well be that you have achieved royal status for such a time as this!”

Then they sat down with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, yet no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.

I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;

Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying.

Jeremiah Laments over the Coming Destruction The people say,“Why are we just sitting here? Let us gather together inside the fortified cities. Let us at least die there fighting, since the LORD our God has condemned us to die. He has condemned us to drink the poison waters of judgment because we have sinned against him.

י(Yod) Let a person sit alone in silence, when the LORD is disciplining him.

For this reason whoever is smart keeps quiet in such a time, for it is an evil time.

Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Even with the one who lies in your arms, do not share secrets!

for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”