2 Chronicles 18:26

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Summary

And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

This fellow

Bread of affliction

Psalm 80:5

Psalm 102:9

Isaiah 30:20

Until i return

Bible References

This fellow

Now David had said, "Surely it was for nothing that I protected everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness, and nothing was missing of all that belonged to him. But he has repaid me with evil for good!

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."

They began to accuse him, "We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Messiah, a king."

Up to this point they listened to him, but then they began to shout, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He's not fit to go on living!"

Bread of affliction

You fed them tears as their food, and caused them to drink a full measure of tears.

I have eaten ashes as food and mixed my drink with tears

And although the LORD gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers won't hide themselves anymore, but your own eyes will see your teachers.

Until i return

because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he will bless himself and say: "I will have a peaceful life, even though I'm determined to be stubborn.' By doing this he will be sweeping away both watered and parched ground alike.'

Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.

The wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident.

for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.