15 occurrences

'Bitterly' in the Bible

When Esau heard his father's words, he wailed loudly and bitterly. He said to his father, "Bless me too, my father!"

Verse ConceptsResentment, Against PeopleSelf PitySuffering, Emotional Aspects OfVoicesBeing BitterPeople BlessingBitterness

They will be starved by famine, eaten by plague, and bitterly stung; I will send the teeth of wild animals against them, along with the poison of creatures that crawl in the dust.

Verse ConceptsDecayPoisonTeethWasteFamine ComingFamine Will Comehunger

"Please, Lord. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will." Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfCommitment, to GodWeepingOthers MourningPeople Mourning Catastrophe

Do not cover their iniquity, and do not wipe out their sin from before them. For they have bitterly offended the builders!

Verse ConceptsCoveringUnforgivenessGod Not ForgivingGuiltAnger And Forgiveness

So I say: "Don't look at me! I am weeping bitterly. Don't try to console me concerning the destruction of my defenseless people."

Verse ConceptsBeing Earnest For IsraelSorrowNo Comfort

Look, ambassadors cry out in the streets; messengers sent to make peace weep bitterly.

Verse ConceptsenvoyWeepingPeople Mourning Catastropheheroes

"Please, Lord. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will." Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfLoyaltyOthers MourningOne's Deedsdevotion

But if you will not pay attention to this warning, I will weep alone because of your arrogant pride. I will weep bitterly and my eyes will overflow with tears because you, the Lord's flock, will be carried into exile."

Verse ConceptsBeing Earnest For IsraelFeelings Of Rejection By GodSecrecySorrowWeepingRefusing To HearActing In SecretThe Proud Will Be Abased

(Bet) She weeps bitterly at night; tears stream down her cheeks. She has no one to comfort her among all her lovers. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.

Verse ConceptsCheeksBetrayalNightFeelings Of Rejection By GodWeepingAfflictions, Consolation DuringHanding Over PeopleFriends FailingNo ComfortPeople Mourning Catastrophe

A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the Lord rested powerfully on me.

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodSpirit, Nature OfGod's HandGod Lifting PeopleGod's Hands On PeopleBitternessResolving Conflict

They will lament loudly over you and cry bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in the ashes;

Verse ConceptsSorrowSprinklingVoicesDust On The HeadAshes Of Humiliation

they will tear out their hair because of you and put on sackcloth, and they will weep bitterly over you with intense mourning.

Verse ConceptsBaldnessSackcloth And AshesBitternessgrievingbranding

But Ephraim bitterly provoked him to anger; so he will hold him accountable for the blood he has shed, his Lord will repay him for the contempt he has shown.

Verse ConceptsGod, Suffering OfIrreverenceProvoking GodFruits Of SinGrieving GodGod Requite Them!

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Bitter (218 instances)
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