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 answered, "As surely as the LORD thy God liveth, I have no bread, but even a handful of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse. And see, I have gathered a few sticks for to go and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it and then die."
1 Kings 22:27
and say, 'Thus sayeth the king. Put ye this fellow in the prison house and feed him with bread and water straightly, until I return in peace.'"
Psalm 102:9
I eat ashes with my bread, and mingle my drink with weeping,
Ezekiel 4:14
Then said I, "O LORD God: Behold, my soul was yet never stained, for from my youth up to this hour. I did never eat of a dead carcass, or that which was slain of wild beasts, neither came there ever any unclean flesh in my mouth."
Ezekiel 12:18
"Thou son of man: with a fearful trembling shalt thou eat thy bread, with carefulness and sorrow shalt thou drink thy water.
Daniel 10:3
so that I had no lust to eat bread: as for flesh and wine, there came none within my mouth: No, I did not once anoint myself, till the whole three weeks were out.
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Psalm 80:5
Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, yea thou hast given them plenteousness of tears to drink.