15 occurrences in 13 translations

'Bitter' in the Bible

By what right are you crushing my people, and putting a bitter yoke on the necks of the poor? This is the word of the Lord, the Lord of armies.

Verse ConceptsCrushingGrindingUnkindnessPoor, The Wicked Response ToGrinding PeopleNot Helping The Poorcrushes

And say to him, Take care and be quiet; have no fear, and do not let your heart be feeble, because of these two ends of smoking fire-wood, because of the bitter wrath of Rezin and Aram, and of the son of Remaliah.

Verse ConceptsBattlesAliancesFaint HeartednessTwo Other MenFear And Worrysmoking

And he will go through the land in bitter trouble and in need of food; and when he is unable to get food, he will become angry, cursing his king and his God, and his eyes will be turned to heaven on high;

Verse ConceptsBlasphemy, At GodPhysical HungerAnguish, CauseBeggingCursing God

That you will take up this bitter song against the king of Babylon, and say, How has the cruel overseer come to an end! He who was lifted up in pride is cut off;

Verse ConceptsBabylon, History OfCessationStopping Fighting

In their streets they are covering themselves with haircloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their public places, there is crying and bitter weeping.

Verse ConceptsProstrationRoofSackcloth And AshesSorrowRooftop

In the day of your planting you were watching its growth, and in the morning your seed was flowering: but its fruit is wasted away in the day of grief and bitter sorrow.

Verse ConceptsReapingPlanting Seeds

For this cause I am full of bitter grief; pains like the pains of a woman in childbirth have come on me: I am bent down with sorrow at what comes to my ears; I am shocked by what I see.

Verse ConceptsAgony, Of BodyBodyPunishment, Nature OfLabour Pains

Therefore I said: "Look away from me; and let me weep bitter tears; don't try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people."

Verse ConceptsBeing Earnest For IsraelSorrowNo Comfort

Against whom have you said evil and bitter things? and against whom has your voice been loud and your eyes lifted up? even against the Holy One of Israel.

Verse ConceptsVoicesChrist, Names For

O Lord, keep in mind how I have been true to you with all my heart, and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah gave way to bitter weeping.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfLoyaltyOthers MourningOne's Deedsdevotion

I said, "Must I leave in the prime of my life? Must I be consigned to the control of Sheol? Bitter are my years!"

Verse ConceptsGatesGates Of DeathEarly DeathLife Cut Short

Look! Bitterness was bitter to me for peace. And you were the one who loved my life from [the] pit of destruction, for you have cast all my sins behind your back.

Verse ConceptsReinstatementSuffering, Of BelieversBeing BitterGod Has ForgivenPits Symbolizing GriefHope In Hard TimesBitternesscorruption

For this is like the days of Noah to me: for as I took an oath that the waters of Noah would never again go over the earth, so have I taken an oath that I will not again be angry with you, or say bitter words to you.

Verse ConceptsFlood, TheCovenant, God's with NoahBefore The FloodThe DelugeGod Swearing BlessingsGod Will No More Be AngryNoah's FloodTimes Of PeopleThe RainbowFloodsRainbowrebukingcredibility

Bible Theasaurus

Bitterly (51 instances)
Blistering (1 instance)
Malicious (32 instances)
Sulfurous (1 instance)
Sulphurous (1 instance)
Taint (1 instance)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מרה מר 
Mar 
Usage: 38

מרורה מררה 
M@rorah 
Usage: 4

πικραίνω 
Pikraino 
Usage: 4

ארר 
'arar 
Usage: 63

ממר 
memer 
Usage: 1

מרּה 
Morrah 
Usage: 1

מרי 
M@riy 
Usage: 23

מרירוּת 
M@riyruwth 
Usage: 1

מרירי 
M@riyriy 
Usage: 1

מרר 
Marar 
Usage: 16

מרור מרר 
M@ror 
Usage: 3

קפּד קפּוד 
Qippowd 
Usage: 3

תּמרוּר 
Tamruwr 
Usage: 3

πικρία 
Pikria 
Usage: 4

πικρός 
Pikros 
Usage: 2

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