(NIV)
They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah.
(ESV)
and they
made life bitter for
Isaac and
Rebekah.
(NIV)
When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, ‘Bless me – me too, my father!’
(ESV)
As soon as
Esau heard the
words of his
father, he
cried out with an exceedingly great and
bitter cry and said to his
father, “
Bless me, even me
also, O my
father!”
(NIV)
With bitterness archers attacked him;
they shot at him with hostility.
(ESV)
The
archers bitterly
attacked him,
shot at him, and harassed him
severely,
(NIV)
They made their lives bitter with harsh labour in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labour, the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.
(ESV)
and made their
lives bitter with
hard service, in
mortar and
brick, and in
all kinds of
work in the
field. In
all their
work they
ruthlessly made them work as
slaves.
(NIV)
That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast.
(ESV)
They shall
eat the
flesh that night,
roasted on the
fire; with
unleavened bread and
bitter herbs they shall
eat it.
(NIV)
When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah. )
(ESV)
When they
came to
Marah, they
could not drink the
water of
Marah because it was
bitter;
therefore it
was named Marah.
(NIV)
Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him.
(ESV)
Pay
careful attention to him and
obey his
voice; do
not rebel against him,
for he will
not pardon your
transgression, for my
name is
in him.
(NIV)
After the priest has made the woman stand before the
Lord, he shall loosen her hair and place in her hands the reminder-offering, the grain offering for jealousy, while he himself holds the bitter water that brings a curse.
(ESV)
And the
priest shall
set the
woman before the
Lord and
unbind the hair of the
woman’s head and
place in her
hands the
grain offering of
remembrance, which is the
grain offering of
jealousy. And in his
hand the
priest shall have the
water of
bitterness that brings the
curse.
(NIV)
Then the priest shall put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has had sexual relations with you and you have not gone astray and become impure while married to your husband, may this bitter water that brings a curse not harm you.
(ESV)
Then the
priest shall make
her take an
oath,
saying, ‘
If no man has
lain with you, and
if you have
not turned
aside to
uncleanness while you were
under your husband’s
authority, be
free from this water of
bitterness that brings the
curse.
(NIV)
‘“The priest is to write these curses on a scroll and then wash them off into the bitter water.
(ESV)
“Then the
priest shall
write these curses in a
book and
wash them off into the
water of
bitterness.
(NIV)
He shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and this water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering will enter her.
(ESV)
And he shall make the
woman drink the
water of
bitterness that brings the
curse, and the
water that brings the
curse shall
enter into her and cause
bitter pain.
(NIV)
If she has made herself impure and been unfaithful to her husband, this will be the result: when she is made to drink the water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering, it will enter her, her abdomen will swell and her womb will miscarry, and she will become a curse.
(ESV)
And when he has made her
drink the
water, then,
if she has
defiled herself and has
broken faith with her
husband, the
water that brings the
curse shall
enter into her and cause
bitter pain, and her
womb shall
swell, and her
thigh shall fall
away, and the
woman shall become a
curse among her
people.
(NIV)
but they are to do it on the fourteenth day of the second month at twilight. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
(ESV)
In the
second month on the
fourteenth day at
twilight they shall
keep it. They shall
eat it with
unleavened bread and
bitter herbs.
(NIV)
I will send wasting famine against them,
consuming pestilence and deadly plague;
I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts,
the venom of vipers that glide in the dust.
(ESV)
they shall be
wasted with
hunger,
and
devoured by
plague and
poisonous pestilence;
I will
send the
teeth of
beasts against them,
with the
venom of things that
crawl in the
dust.
(NIV)
The Danites answered, ‘Don’t argue with us, or some of the men may get angry and attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.’
(ESV)
And the
people of
Dan said to him, “Do not let your
voice be
heard among us,
lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you
lose your
life with the
lives of your
household.”
(NIV)
would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter for me than for you, because the
Lord’s hand has turned against me!’
(ESV)
would you therefore
wait till they were
grown? Would you
therefore refrain from
marrying? No, my
daughters, for it is
exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the
hand of the
Lord has
gone out against me.”
(NIV)
‘Don’t call me Naomi,’ she told them. ‘Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.
(ESV)
She
said to them, “Do
not call me
Naomi;
call me
Mara, for the
Almighty has
dealt very bitterly with me.
(NIV)
In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the
Lord, weeping bitterly.
(ESV)
She was
deeply distressed and
prayed to the
Lord and
wept bitterly.
(NIV)
Then Samuel said, ‘Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.’
Agag came to him in chains. And he thought, ‘Surely the bitterness of death is past.’
(ESV)
Then
Samuel said, “Bring
here to me
Agag the
king of the
Amalekites.” And
Agag came to him
cheerfully.
Agag said, “
Surely the
bitterness of
death is
past.”
(NIV)
All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered round him, and he became their commander. About four hundred men were with him.
(ESV)
And
everyone who was in
distress, and
everyone who was in
debt, and
everyone who was
bitter in
soul gathered to him. And he
became commander over them. And there were
with him about
four hundred men.
(NIV)
David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the
Lord his God.
(ESV)
And
David was
greatly distressed,
for the
people spoke of
stoning him,
because all the
people were
bitter in
soul,
each for his
sons and
daughters. But
David strengthened himself in the
Lord his
God.
(NIV)
Abner called out to Joab, ‘Must the sword devour for ever? Don’t you realise that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?’
(ESV)
Then
Abner called to
Joab, “Shall the
sword devour forever? Do you not
know that the
end will be
bitter?
How long will it be
before you
tell your
people to
turn from the
pursuit of their
brothers?”
(NIV)
You know your father and his men; they are fighters, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Besides, your father is an experienced fighter; he will not spend the night with the troops.
(ESV)
Hushai said, “You
know that your
father and his
men are
mighty men, and that they are
enraged like a
bear robbed of her
cubs in the
field. Besides, your
father is
expert in
war; he will
not spend the night with the
people.
(NIV)
When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, ‘Leave her alone! She is in bitter distress, but the
Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me why.’
(ESV)
And when she
came to the
mountain to the
man of
God, she
caught hold of his
feet. And
Gehazi came to push her
away. But the
man of
God said, “Leave her
alone,
for she is in
bitter distress, and the
Lord has
hidden it
from me and has
not told me.”
(NIV)
When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
(ESV)
When
Mordecai learned all that had been
done,
Mordecai tore his
clothes and
put on sackcloth and
ashes, and
went out into the
midst of the
city, and he
cried out with a
loud and
bitter cry.
(NIV)
‘Why is light given to those in misery,
and life to the bitter of soul,
(ESV)
“
Why is
light given to him who is in
misery,
and
life to the
bitter in
soul,
(NIV)
‘Therefore I will not keep silent;
I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit,
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
(ESV)
“
Therefore I will
not restrain my
mouth;
I will
speak in the
anguish of my
spirit;
I will
complain in the
bitterness of my
soul.
(NIV)
He would not let me catch my breath
but would overwhelm me with misery.
(ESV)
he will not
let me
get my
breath,
but
fills me with
bitterness.
(NIV)
‘I loathe my very life;
therefore I will give free rein to my complaint
and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.
(ESV)
“I
loathe my life;
I will give free
utterance to my
complaint;
I will
speak in the
bitterness of my
soul.
(NIV)
Another dies in bitterness of soul,
never having enjoyed anything good.
(ESV)
Another
dies in
bitterness of
soul,
never having
tasted of
prosperity.
(NIV)
‘As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice,
the Almighty, who has made my life bitter,
(ESV)
“As
God lives, who has taken
away my
right,
and the
Almighty, who has made my
soul bitter,
(NIV)
They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
(ESV)
who whet their
tongues like
swords,
who
aim bitter words like
arrows,
(NIV)
but in the end she is bitter as gall,
sharp as a double-edged sword.
(ESV)
but in the
end she is
bitter as
wormwood,
sharp as a
two-edged sword.
(NIV)
Each heart knows its own bitterness,
and no one else can share its joy.
(ESV)
The
heart knows its
own bitterness,
and
no stranger shares its
joy.
(NIV)
A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
(ESV)
A
foolish son is a
grief to his
father and
bitterness to her who
bore him.
(NIV)
One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
(ESV)
One who is
full loathes honey,
but to
one who is
hungry everything bitter is
sweet.
(NIV)
Let beer be for those who are perishing,
wine for those who are in anguish!
(ESV)
Give strong drink to the one who is
perishing,
and
wine to those in
bitter distress;
(NIV)
I find more bitter than death
the woman who is a snare,
whose heart is a trap
and whose hands are chains.
The man who pleases God will escape her,
but the sinner she will ensnare.
(ESV)
And
I find something more
bitter than death: the
woman whose heart is
snares and
nets, and whose
hands are
fetters. He who
pleases God escapes her, but the
sinner is
taken by her.
(NIV)
Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.
(ESV)
Woe to those who
call evil good and
good evil,
who
put darkness for
light and
light for
darkness,
who
put bitter for
sweet and
sweet for
bitter!
(NIV)
Therefore I said, ‘Turn away from me;
let me weep bitterly.
Do not try to console me
over the destruction of my people.’
(ESV)
Therefore I
said:
“Look
away from me;
let me
weep bitter tears;
do
not labor to
comfort me
concerning the
destruction of the
daughter of my
people.”
(NIV)
No longer do they drink wine with a song;
the beer is bitter to its drinkers.
(ESV)
No more do they
drink wine with
singing;
strong drink is
bitter to those who
drink it.
(NIV)
Look, their brave men cry aloud in the streets;
the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
(ESV)
Behold, their
heroes cry in the
streets;
the
envoys of
peace weep bitterly.
(NIV)
But what can I say?
He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this.
I will walk humbly all my years
because of this anguish of my soul.
(ESV)
What shall I
say? For he has
spoken to me,
and he himself has
done it.
I walk
slowly all my
years because
of the
bitterness of my
soul.
(NIV)
Surely it was for my benefit
that I suffered such anguish.
In your love you kept me
from the pit of destruction;
you have put all my sins
behind your back.
(ESV)
Behold, it was for my
welfare that I
had great
bitterness;
but in
love you have
delivered my life from the
pit of
destruction,
for you have
cast all my
sins behind your
back.
(NIV)
Your wickedness will punish you;
your backsliding will rebuke you.
Consider then and realise
how evil and bitter it is for you
when you forsake the
Lord your God
and have no awe of me,’
declares the Lord, the
Lord Almighty.
(ESV)
Your
evil will
chastise you,
and your
apostasy will
reprove you.
Know and
see that it is
evil and
bitter for you to
forsake the
Lord your
God;
the
fear of me is
not in you,
declares the
Lord God of
hosts.
(NIV)
‘Your own conduct and actions
have brought this on you.
This is your punishment.
How bitter it is!
How it pierces to the heart!’
(ESV)
Your
ways and your
deeds have
brought this upon you.
This is your
doom, and it is
bitter;
it has
reached your
very heart.”
(NIV)
Put on sackcloth, my people,
and roll in ashes;
mourn with bitter wailing
as for an only son,
for suddenly the destroyer
will come upon us.
(ESV)
O
daughter of my
people put on sackcloth,
and
roll in
ashes;
make mourning as for an
only son,
most
bitter lamentation,
for suddenly the
destroyer will
come upon us.
(NIV)
This is what the
Lord says:
‘A voice is heard in Ramah,
mourning and great weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more.’
(ESV)
Thus says the
Lord:
“A
voice is
heard in
Ramah,
lamentation and
bitter weeping.
Rachel is
weeping for her
children;
she
refuses to be
comforted for her
children,
because they are no
more.”
(NIV)
The roads to Zion mourn,
for no one comes to her appointed festivals.
All her gateways are desolate,
her priests groan,
her young women grieve,
and she is in bitter anguish.
(ESV)
The
roads to
Zion mourn,
for none come to the
festival;
all her
gates are
desolate;
her
priests groan;
her
virgins have been
afflicted,
and she herself
suffers bitterly.
(NIV)
He has filled me with bitter herbs
and given me gall to drink.
(ESV)
He has
filled me with
bitterness;
he has
sated me with
wormwood.
(NIV)
The Spirit then lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the
Lord on me.
(ESV)
The
Spirit lifted me
up and took me
away, and I
went in
bitterness in the
heat of my
spirit, the
hand of the
Lord being
strong upon me.
(NIV)
‘Therefore groan, son of man! Groan before them with broken heart and bitter grief.
(ESV)
“As for you,
son of
man groan; with
breaking heart and
bitter grief groan before their
eyes.
(NIV)
They will raise their voice
and cry bitterly over you;
they will sprinkle dust on their heads
and roll in ashes.
(ESV)
and
shout aloud over you
and
cry out bitterly.
They
cast dust on their
heads and
wallow in
ashes;
(NIV)
They will shave their heads because of you
and will put on sackcloth.
They will weep over you with anguish of soul
and with bitter mourning.
(ESV)
they
make themselves bald for you
and put
sackcloth on their
waist,
and they
weep over you in
bitterness of
soul,
with
bitter mourning.
(NIV)
I saw it attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against it; the goat knocked it to the ground and trampled on it, and none could rescue the ram from its power.
(ESV)
I
saw him
come close to the
ram, and he was
enraged against him and
struck the
ram and
broke his
two horns. And the
ram had
no power to
stand before him, but he cast him
down to the
ground and
trampled on him. And there was
no one who could
rescue the
ram from his
power.
(NIV)
‘Then the king of the South will march out in a rage and fight against the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be defeated.
(ESV)
Then the
king of the
south, moved with
rage, shall
come out and
fight against the
king of the
north. And he shall
raise a
great multitude, but it shall be
given into his
hand.
(NIV)
But Ephraim has aroused his bitter anger;
his Lord will leave on him the guilt of his bloodshed
and will repay him for his contempt.
(ESV)
Ephraim has given
bitter provocation;
so his
Lord will
leave his
bloodguilt on him
and will
repay him for his
disgraceful deeds.
(NIV)
I will turn your religious festivals into mourning
and all your singing into weeping.
I will make all of you wear sackcloth
and shave your heads.
I will make that time like mourning for an only son
and the end of it like a bitter day.
(ESV)
I will
turn your
feasts into
mourning and
all your
songs into
lamentation;
I will
bring sackcloth on
every waist and
baldness on every
head;
I will
make it like the
mourning for an
only son
and the
end of it like a
bitter day.
(NIV)
I am raising up the Babylonians,
that ruthless and impetuous people,
who sweep across the whole earth
to seize dwellings not their own.
(ESV)
For
behold I am
raising up the
Chaldeans,
that
bitter and
hasty nation,
who
march through the
breadth of the
earth,
to
seize dwellings not their own.
(NIV)
The great day of the
Lord is near –
near and coming quickly.
The cry on the day of the
Lord is bitter;
the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.
(ESV)
The
great day of the
Lord is
near,
near and
hastening fast;
the
sound of the
day of the
Lord is
bitter;
the
mighty man
cries aloud
there.
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