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
Then she said, By the life of the Lord your God, I have nothing but a little meal in my store, and a drop of oil in the bottle; and now I am getting two sticks together so that I may go in and make it ready for me and my son, so that we may have a meal before our death.
1 Kings 22:27
And say, It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace.
Ezekiel 4:14
Then I said, Ah, Lord! see, my soul has never been unclean, and I have never taken as my food anything which has come to a natural death or has been broken by beasts, from the time when I was young even till now; no disgusting flesh has ever come into my mouth.
Ezekiel 12:18
Son of man, take your food with shaking fear, and your water with trouble and care;
Daniel 10:3
I had no pleasing food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, and I put no oil on my body till three full weeks were ended.
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Psalm 80:5
You have given them the bread of weeping for food; for their drink you have given them sorrow in great measure.