Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I eat ashes with my bread, and mingle 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
A Conservative Version
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
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,
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 Mine enemies revile me all the day long; and they that are mad upon me are sworn together against me. 9 I eat ashes with my bread, and mingle my drink with weeping, 10 and that because of thine indignation and wrath; for thou hast taken me up, and cast me down.
Cross References
Psalm 42:3
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they daily say unto me, "Where is now thy God?"
Psalm 80:5
Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, yea thou hast given them plenteousness of tears to drink.
Job 3:24
For my sighs come before I eat, and my roarings fall out like flowing water.
Psalm 69:21
They gave me gall to eat, and when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink.
Isaiah 44:20
The keeping of dust, and foolishness of heart hath turned them aside: so that none of them can have a free conscience to think, "Do not I err?"
Lamentations 3:15-16
He hath filled me with bitterness, and given me wormwood to drink.
Lamentations 3:48-49
Whole rivers of water gush out of mine eyes, for the great hurt of my people.
Micah 1:10
Weep not, lest they at Gath perceive it. Thou at Bethleaphrah, welter thyself in the dust and ashes.
Micah 7:17
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, as the worms of the earth, that tremble in their holes. They shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and they shall fear thee.