'Bitterly' in the Bible
“The archers bitterly attacked him,And shot at him and harassed him;
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.
She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
Her rival, however, would provoke her bitterly to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.
She, greatly distressed, prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.
As soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the king’s sons came and lifted their voices and wept; and also the king and all his servants wept very bitterly.
“Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Now while Ezra was praying and making confession, weeping and prostrating himself before the house of God, a very large assembly, men, women and children, gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept bitterly.
When Mordecai learned all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city and wailed loudly and bitterly.
Therefore I will weep bitterly for Jazer, for the vine of Sibmah;I will drench you with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh;For the shouting over your summer fruits and your harvest has fallen away.
Therefore I say, “Turn your eyes away from me,Let me weep bitterly,Do not try to comfort me concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
Behold, their brave men cry in the streets,The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
But if you will not listen to it,My soul will sob in secret for such pride;And my eyes will bitterly weepAnd flow down with tears,Because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.
She weeps bitterly in the nightAnd her tears are on her cheeks;She has none to comfort herAmong all her lovers.All her friends have dealt treacherously with her;They have become her enemies.
And they will make their voice heard over youAnd will cry bitterly.They will cast dust on their heads,They will wallow in ashes.
Near is the great day of the Lord,Near and coming very quickly;Listen, the day of the Lord!In it the warrior cries out bitterly.
“I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.