Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:

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The bread

Deuteronomy 16:3
You shall not eat leavened bread with it; seven days you shall eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), so that you may remember all the days of your life the day when you came out of the land of Egypt.
1 Kings 22:27
and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this man in prison and feed him sparingly with bread and water until I return safely.”’”
2 Chronicles 18:26
and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this man in prison and feed him sparingly with bread and water until I return safely.”’”
Psalm 30:5
For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may last for the night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 80:5
You have fed them with the bread of tears,
And You have made them to drink tears in large measure.
Psalm 102:9
For I have eaten ashes like bread
And mingled my drink with weeping
Psalm 127:2
It is vain for you to rise up early,
To retire late,
To eat the bread of painful labors;
For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.
Ezekiel 4:13
Then the Lord said, “Thus will the sons of Israel eat their bread unclean among the nations where I will banish them.”
Ezekiel 24:22
You will do as I have done; you will not cover your mustache and you will not eat the bread of men.
Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.”

Yet shall

Psalm 74:9
We do not see our signs;
There is no longer any prophet,
Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
Amos 8:11
“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord God,
“When I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water,
But rather for hearing the words of the Lord.
Matthew 9:38
Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”
Ephesians 4:11
And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

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Psalm 80:5
You have fed them with the bread of tears,
And You have made them to drink tears in large measure.