10 Bible Verses about Being Unsatisfied
Most Relevant Verses
All things are wearisome; man is not able to tell. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
There is a man who is by himself, without a companion. He is without son or brother. There is no end to all his work. He never has enough wealth. Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. He never asks: For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure? This too is vanity and a terrible problem.
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth, with gain. This too is vanity.
All the labor of man is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.
It will be like a hungry man who dreams that he eats. But when he awakes he is empty and still hungry! It will also be like a thirsty man who dreams that he drinks. When he awakes he is thirsty and weak and hungry. The multitude of nations that fight against Mount Zion will be like this.
Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.
Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah says: My servants will eat, but you will go hungry. My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty. My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame!
He spent everything! When a famine spread over that country he was left with nothing.
The fruits that you desired have departed from you. All things that were dainty and wonderful have departed from you. You will find them no more at all.