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
She said, "As certainly as the Lord your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I'm going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation."
1 Kings 22:27
Say, 'This is what the king says, "Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return."'"
Psalm 102:9
For I eat ashes as if they were bread, and mix my drink with my tears,
Ezekiel 4:14
And I said, "Ah, sovereign Lord, I have never been ceremonially defiled before. I have never eaten a carcass or an animal torn by wild beasts; from my youth up, unclean meat has never entered my mouth."
Ezekiel 12:18
"Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with anxious shaking.
Daniel 10:3
I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, nor did I anoint myself with oil until the end of those three weeks.
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Psalm 80:5
You have given them tears as food; you have made them drink tears by the measure.