Job 21:25
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25 Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul,
Never having eaten with pleasure.
Ezekiel 4:16-17
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16 Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, surely I will cut off the (A)supply of bread in Jerusalem; they shall (B)eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and shall (C)drink water by measure and with dread, 17 that they may lack bread and water, and be dismayed with one another, and (D)waste away because of their iniquity.
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Job 7:11
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11 “Therefore I will (A)not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will (B)complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Ezekiel 12:18
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18 “Son of man, (A)eat your bread with [a]quaking, and drink your water with trembling and anxiety.
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- Ezekiel 12:18 shaking
Isaiah 38:15-17
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15 “What shall I say?
[a]He has both spoken to me,
And He Himself has done it.
I shall walk carefully all my years
(A)In the bitterness of my soul.
16 O Lord, by these things men live;
And in all these things is the life of my spirit;
So You will restore me and make me live.
17 Indeed it was for my own peace
That I had great bitterness;
But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption,
For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
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- Isaiah 38:15 So with MT, Vg.; DSS, Tg. And shall I say to Him; LXX omits first half of this verse
Ecclesiastes 6:2
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2 A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, (A)so that he lacks nothing for himself of all he desires; (B)yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a foreigner consumes it. This is vanity, and it is an evil [a]affliction.
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- Ecclesiastes 6:2 disease
Proverbs 14:10
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10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.
Job 20:23
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23 When he is about to fill his stomach,
God will cast on him the fury of His wrath,
And will rain it on him while he is eating.
Job 10:1
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Job: I Would Plead with God
10 “My (A)soul loathes my life;
I will [a]give free course to my complaint,
(B)I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
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- Job 10:1 Lit. leave on myself
Job 9:18
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18 He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness.
Job 3:20
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1 Kings 17:12
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12 So she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a [a]jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and (A)die.”
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- 1 Kings 17:12 Lit. pitcher or water jar
2 Samuel 17:8
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8 For,” said Hushai, “you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are enraged in their minds, like (A)a bear robbed of her cubs in the field; and your father is a man of war, and will not camp with the people.
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