Job 7:11
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11 “Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.(A)
Psalm 40:9
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9 I have told the glad news of deliverance
in the great congregation;
see, I have not restrained my lips,
as you know, O Lord.(A)
Job 10:1
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Job: I Loathe My Life
10 “I loathe my life;
I will give free utterance to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.(A)
1 Samuel 1:10
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10 She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.
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Isaiah 38:17
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17 Surely it was for my welfare
that I had great bitterness,
but you have held back[a] my life
from the pit of destruction,
for you have cast all my sins
behind your back.(A)
Footnotes
- 38.17 Cn Compare Gk Vg: Heb loved
Isaiah 38:15
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15 But what can I say? For he has spoken to me,
and he himself has done it.
All my sleep has fled[a]
because of the bitterness of my soul.(A)
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- 38.15 Cn Compare Syr: Heb I will walk slowly all my years
Job 21:25
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25 Another dies in bitterness of soul,
never having tasted of good.
2 Corinthians 2:4
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4 For I wrote you out of much distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you grief but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.
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Luke 22:44
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44 In his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground.]][a](A)
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Matthew 26:37-38
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37 He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be grieved and agitated.(A) 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and stay awake with me.”(B)
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Job 16:6
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6 “If I speak, my pain is not assuaged,
and if I refrain, how much of it leaves me?
Job 13:13
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13 “Let me have silence, and I will speak,
and let come on me what may.
Job 10:15
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15 If I am wicked, woe to me!
If I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head,
for I am filled with disgrace
and look upon my affliction.(A)
Job 6:26
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26 Do you think that you can reprove words,
as if the speech of the desperate were wind?(A)
2 Kings 4:27-28
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27 When she came to the man of God at the mountain, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away, but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for she is in bitter distress; the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me.” 28 Then she said, “Did I ask my lord for a son? Did I not say, ‘Do not mislead me?’ ”(A)
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Genesis 42:21
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21 They said to one another, “Alas, we are paying the penalty for what we did to our brother; we saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this anguish has come upon us.”(A)
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Psalm 39:3
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3 my heart became hot within me.
While I mused, the fire burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:
Job 21:3-4
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3 Bear with me, and I will speak;
then after I have spoken, mock on.(A)
4 As for me, is my complaint addressed to mortals?
Why should I not be impatient?(B)
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