'Misery' in the Bible
They put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
"Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,
so am I made to possess months of misery, wearisome nights are appointed to me.
for you shall forget your misery. You shall remember it as waters that are passed away.
In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress shall overtake him. The hand of everyone who is in misery shall come on him.
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.
Remember my affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
Misery is mine! Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard: There is no cluster of grapes to eat. My soul desires to eat the early fig.