Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Afflictions » God regulates the measure of
Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure.
Nevertheless this darkness shall not be the same as the affliction that came upon her when they lightly touched the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, nor afterward when they more grievously afflicted her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the Gentiles.
Fear thou not, O Jacob my slave, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the Gentiles where I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but I will chastise thee with judgment; and I will not completely cut thee off.
Backsliders » Return of
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. O LORD God of the hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure. read more.
Thou dost make us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh at us among themselves. Turn us again, O God of the hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Thou dost make us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh at us among themselves. Turn us again, O God of the hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Return, we beseech thee, O God of the hosts: look down from heaven and behold and visit this vine and the vineyard which thy right hand has planted and the branch that thou didst make strong for thyself. It is burned with fire; it is cut down; they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. read more.
Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou didst make strong for thyself, so we will not go back from thee. Thou shalt quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. Turn us again, O LORD God of the hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou didst make strong for thyself, so we will not go back from thee. Thou shalt quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. Turn us again, O LORD God of the hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
At that day man shall look to his Maker, and his eyes shall see the Holy One of Israel.
and those that erred in spirit shall learn understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
Turn ye unto him against whom ye have deeply revolted, O sons of Israel. For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you as a sin.
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the sons of Israel shall come, they and the sons of Judah together, going and weeping they shall go and seek the LORD their God. They shall ask the way to Zion, unto where they shall turn their faces, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in an eternal covenant that shall never be forgotten. My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have caused them to go astray; they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their restingplace.
afterward the sons of Israel shall return, and they shall seek the LORD their God and David their king; and they shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the end of the days.
Come, and let us return unto the LORD; for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days he shall give us life: in the third day he will resurrect us, and we shall live in his sight. And we shall know and follow on in knowing the LORD; his going forth is prepared as the dawn; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Bread » Illustrative » (of tears,) of sorrow
Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure.
Cup » Cup of suffering, saints drink of
Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure.
Then Jesus said unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath; the cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink it?
And he went a little further and fell on his face, praying and saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Verse Concepts
Therefore his people shall return here; and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
For I have eaten ashes like bread and mingled my drink with weeping,
Jews, the » All other nations » Rejoiced at calamities of
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to those that are round about us.
Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure. Thou dost make us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh at us among themselves.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking tears in great measure,) of severe afflictions
Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure.
cup of Suffering » Saints drink of
Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure.
Then Jesus said unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath; the cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink it?
And he went a little further and fell on his face, praying and saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Verse Concepts
Therefore his people shall return here; and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
For I have eaten ashes like bread and mingled my drink with weeping,
Tears » Of solicitude over sinners » Of disappointment and grief
Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure.
And straightway the father of the child crying out with tears, said, Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief.
I am weary with my groaning; all the night I flood my bed; I water my couch with my tears.
For I have eaten ashes like bread and mingled my drink with weeping,
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
Tears » Figurative
Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure.
Trials » Cup of suffering, saints drink of
Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure.
Then Jesus said unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath; the cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink it?
And he went a little further and fell on his face, praying and saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Verse Concepts
Therefore his people shall return here; and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
For I have eaten ashes like bread and mingled my drink with weeping,