1 Samuel 1:10
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10 She was (A)deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.
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Job 7:11
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11 “Therefore I will not (A)restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will (B)complain in (C)the bitterness of my soul.
Luke 22:44
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44 And (A)being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.[a]
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- Luke 22:44 Some manuscripts omit verses 43 and 44
Job 10:1
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Job Continues: A Plea to God
10 “I (A)loathe my life;
I will give free utterance to my (B)complaint;
I will speak in (C)the bitterness of my soul.
Hebrews 5:7
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7 In the days of his flesh, (A)Jesus[a] offered up prayers and supplications, (B)with loud cries and tears, to him (C)who was able to save him from death, and (D)he was heard because of his reverence.
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- Hebrews 5:7 Greek he
Psalm 91:15
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15 When he (A)calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and (B)honor him.
Isaiah 54:6
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6 (A)For the Lord has called you
like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit,
like a wife of youth when she is cast off,
says your God.
Judges 21:2
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2 And the people came to (A)Bethel and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.
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Lamentations 3:15
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Jeremiah 22:10
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10 (A)Weep not for him who is dead,
nor grieve for him,
(B)but weep bitterly for him who goes away,
for he shall return no more
to see his native land.
Isaiah 38:15
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15 What shall I say? For he has spoken to me,
and he himself has done it.
(A)I walk slowly all my years
because of the bitterness of my soul.
Psalm 50:15
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Job 9:18
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18 he will not let me get my breath,
but fills me with bitterness.
2 Kings 20:3
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3 “Now, O Lord, (A)please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and (B)with a whole heart, (C)and have done what is good in your sight.” (D)And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
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Ruth 1:20
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20 She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi;[a] call me (A)Mara,[b] for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
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Jeremiah 13:17
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17 But if you will not listen,
(A)my soul will weep in secret for your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears,
because the Lord's flock has been taken captive.
2 Samuel 13:36
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36 And as soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the king's sons came and lifted up their voice and wept. And the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly.
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Genesis 50:10
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10 When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, (A)they lamented there with a very great and grievous lamentation, and he (B)made a mourning for his father seven days.
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2 Samuel 17:8
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8 Hushai said, “You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and that they are enraged,[a] (A)like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the people.
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- 2 Samuel 17:8 Hebrew bitter of soul
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