Job 21:25

Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar

²⁴ His body is well fed,
and his bones are full of marrow.
²⁵ Yet another person dies with a bitter soul,
having never tasted prosperity.
²⁶ But they both lie in the dust,
and worms cover them.

Bitterness of Soul

Job

Job 7:11

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.

2 Samuel 17:8

Hushai continued, “You know your father and his men. They are warriors and are desperate like a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier who won’t spend the night with the people.

1 Kings 17:12

But she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I don’t have anything baked—only a handful of flour in the jar and a bit of oil in the jug. Just now, I am gathering a couple of sticks in order to go prepare it for myself and my son so we can eat it and die.”

Job 3:20

Why is light given to one burdened with grief,
and life to those whose existence is bitter,

Job 9:18

He doesn’t let me catch my breath
but soaks me with bitter experiences.

Job 10:1

I am disgusted with my life.
I will express my complaint
and speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 20:23

When he fills his stomach,
God will send His burning anger against him,
raining it down on him while he is eating.

Proverbs 14:10

The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no outsider shares in its joy.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor so that he lacks nothing of all he desires for himself, but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a sickening tragedy.

Isaiah 38:15-17

What can I say?
He has spoken to me,
and He Himself has done it.
I walk along slowly all my years
because of the bitterness of my soul,

Ezekiel 4:16-17

Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight and in dread drink water by measure.

Ezekiel 12:18

“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with shaking and anxiety.