1 Samuel 1:10
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10 Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the Lord.
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Job 7:11
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11 “I cannot keep from speaking.
I must express my anguish.
My bitter soul must complain.
Luke 22:44
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44 He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.[a]
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- 22:43-44 Verses 43 and 44 are not included in the most ancient manuscripts.
Job 10:1
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Job Frames His Plea to God
10 “I am disgusted with my life.
Let me complain freely.
My bitter soul must complain.
Hebrews 5:7
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7 While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.
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Psalm 91:15
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15 When they call on me, I will answer;
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue and honor them.
Isaiah 54:6
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6 For the Lord has called you back from your grief—
as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband,”
says your God.
Judges 21:2
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2 Now the people went to Bethel and sat in the presence of God until evening, weeping loudly and bitterly.
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Lamentations 3:15
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15 He has filled me with bitterness
and given me a bitter cup of sorrow to drink.
Jeremiah 22:10
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A Message about Jehoahaz
10 Do not weep for the dead king or mourn his loss.
Instead, weep for the captive king being led away!
For he will never return to see his native land again.
Isaiah 38:15
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15 But what could I say?
For he himself sent this sickness.
Now I will walk humbly throughout my years
because of this anguish I have felt.
Psalm 50:15
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15 Then call on me when you are in trouble,
and I will rescue you,
and you will give me glory.”
Job 9:18
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18 He will not let me catch my breath,
but fills me instead with bitter sorrows.
2 Kings 20:3
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3 “Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly.
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Ruth 1:20
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20 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara,[a] for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me.
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- 1:20 Naomi means “pleasant”; Mara means “bitter.”
Jeremiah 13:17
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17 And if you still refuse to listen,
I will weep alone because of your pride.
My eyes will overflow with tears,
because the Lord’s flock will be led away into exile.
2 Samuel 13:36
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36 They soon arrived, weeping and sobbing, and the king and all his servants wept bitterly with them.
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Genesis 50:10
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10 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan River, they held a very great and solemn memorial service, with a seven-day period of mourning for Joseph’s father.
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2 Samuel 17:8
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8 You know your father and his men; they are mighty warriors. Right now they are as enraged as a mother bear who has been robbed of her cubs. And remember that your father is an experienced man of war. He won’t be spending the night among the troops.
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