Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
Holman Bible
and mingle my drinks with tears
International Standard Version
I have eaten ashes as food and mixed my drink with tears
American Standard Version
For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,
Amplified
For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And have mingled my drink with tears
Darby Translation
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
Julia Smith Translation
For I ate ashes as bread, and I mingled my drink with weeping.
King James 2000
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Indeed, I eat ashes like bread and mix my drink with tears
Modern King James verseion
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and have mixed my drink with weeping,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I eat ashes with my bread, and mingle my drink with weeping,
NET Bible
For I eat ashes as if they were bread, and mix my drink with my tears,
New Heart English Bible
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears,
The Emphasized Bible
For, ashes - like bread, have I eaten, And, my drink - with my tears, have I mingled;
Webster
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
World English Bible
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears,
Youngs Literal Translation
Because ashes as bread I have eaten, And my drink with weeping have mingled,
Themes
Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » From God
Anger of God » Against » Sin, in saints
Cup » Cup of suffering, saints drink of
cup of Suffering » Saints drink of
Tears » Of solicitude over sinners » Of disappointment and grief
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 102:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Affliction In Light Of Eternity
8 My enemies reproach me all the day. Those who are mad against me do curse by me. 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, 10 because of thine indignation and thy wrath. For thou have taken me up, and cast me away.
Cross References
Psalm 42:3
My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, Where is thy God?
Psalm 80:5
Thou have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.
Job 3:24
For my sighing comes before I eat, and my groanings are poured out like water.
Psalm 69:21
They also gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Isaiah 44:20
He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
Lamentations 3:15-16
He has filled me with bitterness. He has sated me with wormwood.
Lamentations 3:48-49
My eye runs down with streams of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Micah 1:10
Tell it not in Gath. Weep not at all. I have rolled myself in the dust at Beth-le-aphrah.
Micah 7:17
They shall lick the dust like a serpent. Like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places. They shall come with fear to LORD our God, and shall be afraid because of thee.