Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.
As my sorrowful meat
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Bible References
As my sorrowful meat
1 Kings 17:12
And she said, As the LORD thy God lives, I have no baked bread, but only a handful of meal in a pitcher and a little oil in a cruse; and now I was gathering two sticks that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.
1 Kings 22:27
and say, Thus hath the king said, Put this fellow in the prison and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
Psalm 102:9
For I have eaten ashes like bread and mingled my drink with weeping,
Ezekiel 4:14
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul is not defiled: for from my youth up even until now have I not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither has abominable flesh come into my mouth.
Ezekiel 12:18
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety
Daniel 10:3
I ate no pleasant bread, neither did flesh nor wine come into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all until the three weeks of days were fulfilled.
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Psalm 80:5
Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure.