Job 21:25
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25 Another dies in (A)bitterness of soul,
never having tasted of prosperity.
Ezekiel 4:16-17
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16 Moreover, he said to me, (A)“Son of man, behold, (B)I will break the supply[a] of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread (C)by weight and with anxiety, and they shall drink water (D)by measure and in dismay. 17 I will do this that they may lack bread and water, and (E)look at one another in dismay, and (F)rot away because of their punishment.
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- Ezekiel 4:16 Hebrew staff
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.
Ezekiel 12:18
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18 (A)“Son of man, (B)eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with anxiety.
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Isaiah 38:15-17
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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.
16 (B)O Lord, by these things men live,
and in all these is the life of my spirit.
Oh restore me to health and make me live!
17 (C)Behold, it was for my welfare
that I had great bitterness;
(D)but in love you have delivered my life
from the pit of destruction,
(E)for you have cast all my sins
behind your back.
Ecclesiastes 6:2
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2 a man (A)to whom (B)God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he (C)lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God (D)does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity;[a] it is a grievous evil.
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- Ecclesiastes 6:2 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verses 4, 9, 11 (see note on 1:2)
Proverbs 14:10
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10 The heart knows its own (A)bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.
Job 20:23
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23 To fill his belly to the full,
God[a] will send his burning anger against him
and rain it upon him (A)into his body.
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- Job 20:23 Hebrew he
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.
Job 9:18
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18 he will not let me get my breath,
but fills me with bitterness.
Job 3:20
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20 “Why is light given to him who is in misery,
and life to (A)the bitter in soul,
1 Kings 17:12
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12 And she said, (A)“As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now 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 die.”
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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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