Biblical References to Bitterness

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  • Genesis 26:35
    and they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.
    Genesis 26:34-35 (in Context) Genesis 26 (Whole Chapter)
  • Genesis 27:34
    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!"
    Genesis 27:33-35 (in Context) Genesis 27 (Whole Chapter)
  • Genesis 49:23
    The archers bitterly attacked him,shot at him, and harassed him severely,
    Genesis 49:22-24 (in Context) Genesis 49 (Whole Chapter)
  • Exodus 1:14
    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.
    Exodus 1:13-15 (in Context) Exodus 1 (Whole Chapter)
  • Exodus 12:8
    They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it.
    Exodus 12:7-9 (in Context) Exodus 12 (Whole Chapter)
  • Exodus 15:22
    [ Bitter Water Made Sweet ] Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.
    Exodus 15:21-23 (in Context) Exodus 15 (Whole Chapter)
  • Exodus 15:23
    When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.
    Exodus 15:22-24 (in Context) Exodus 15 (Whole Chapter)
  • Numbers 5:18
    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.
    Numbers 5:17-19 (in Context) Numbers 5 (Whole Chapter)
  • Numbers 5:19
    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.
    Numbers 5:18-20 (in Context) Numbers 5 (Whole Chapter)
  • Numbers 5:23
    "Then the priest shall write these curses in a book and wash them off into the water of bitterness.
    Numbers 5:22-24 (in Context) Numbers 5 (Whole Chapter)
  • Numbers 5:24
    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.
    Numbers 5:23-25 (in Context) Numbers 5 (Whole Chapter)
  • Numbers 5:27
    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.
    Numbers 5:26-28 (in Context) Numbers 5 (Whole Chapter)
  • Numbers 9:11
    In the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight they shall keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
    Numbers 9:10-12 (in Context) Numbers 9 (Whole Chapter)
  • Deuteronomy 29:18
    Beware lest there be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe whose heart is turning away today from the LORD our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. Beware lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit,
    Deuteronomy 29:17-19 (in Context) Deuteronomy 29 (Whole Chapter)
  • Deuteronomy 32:32
    For their vine comes from the vine of Sodomand from the fields of Gomorrah;their grapes are grapes of poison;their clusters are bitter;
    Deuteronomy 32:31-33 (in Context) Deuteronomy 32 (Whole Chapter)
  • Judges 21:2
    And the people came to Bethel and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.
    Judges 21:1-3 (in Context) Judges 21 (Whole Chapter)
  • Ruth 1:13
    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."
    Ruth 1:12-14 (in Context) Ruth 1 (Whole Chapter)
  • Ruth 1:20
    She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
    Ruth 1:19-21 (in Context) Ruth 1 (Whole Chapter)
  • 1 Samuel 1:10
    She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly.
    1 Samuel 1:9-11 (in Context) 1 Samuel 1 (Whole Chapter)
  • 1 Samuel 15:32
    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."
    1 Samuel 15:31-33 (in Context) 1 Samuel 15 (Whole Chapter)
  • 1 Samuel 22:2
    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 captain over them. And there were with him about four hundred men.
    1 Samuel 22:1-3 (in Context) 1 Samuel 22 (Whole Chapter)
  • 1 Samuel 30:6
    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.
    1 Samuel 30:5-7 (in Context) 1 Samuel 30 (Whole Chapter)
  • 2 Samuel 2:26
    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?"
    2 Samuel 2:25-27 (in Context) 2 Samuel 2 (Whole Chapter)
  • 2 Samuel 13:36
    And as soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the king's sons came and lifted up their voice and wept. And the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly.
    2 Samuel 13:35-37 (in Context) 2 Samuel 13 (Whole Chapter)
  • 2 Kings 4:27
    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."
    2 Kings 4:26-28 (in Context) 2 Kings 4 (Whole Chapter)
  • 2 Kings 14:26
    For the LORD saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter, for there was none left, bond or free, and there was none to help Israel.
    2 Kings 14:25-27 (in Context) 2 Kings 14 (Whole Chapter)
  • 2 Kings 20:3
    "Now, O LORD, please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
    2 Kings 20:2-4 (in Context) 2 Kings 20 (Whole Chapter)
  • Ezra 10:1
    [ The People Confess Their Sin ] While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel, for the people wept bitterly.
    Ezra 10:1-3 (in Context) Ezra 10 (Whole Chapter)
  • Esther 4:1
    [ Esther Agrees to Help the Jews ] 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.
    Esther 4:1-3 (in Context) Esther 4 (Whole Chapter)
  • Job 3:20
    "Why is light given to him who is in misery,and life to the bitter in soul,
    Job 3:19-21 (in Context) Job 3 (Whole Chapter)
  • Job 7:11
    "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.
    Job 7:10-12 (in Context) Job 7 (Whole Chapter)
  • Job 9:18
    he will not let me get my breath,but fills me with bitterness.
    Job 9:17-19 (in Context) Job 9 (Whole Chapter)
  • Job 10:1
    [ Job Continues: A Plea to God ] "I loathe my life;I will give free utterance to my complaint;I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
    Job 10:1-3 (in Context) Job 10 (Whole Chapter)
  • Job 13:26
    For you write bitter things against meand make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
    Job 13:25-27 (in Context) Job 13 (Whole Chapter)
  • Job 21:25
    Another dies in bitterness of soul,never having tasted of prosperity.
    Job 21:24-26 (in Context) Job 21 (Whole Chapter)
  • Job 23:2
    "Today also my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy on account of my groaning.
    Job 23:1-3 (in Context) Job 23 (Whole Chapter)
  • Job 27:2
    "As God lives, who has taken away my right,and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
    Job 27:1-3 (in Context) Job 27 (Whole Chapter)
  • Psalm 64:3
    who whet their tongues like swords,who aim bitter words like arrows,
    Psalm 64:2-4 (in Context) Psalm 64 (Whole Chapter)
  • Psalm 106:33
    for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke rashly with his lips.
    Psalm 106:32-34 (in Context) Psalm 106 (Whole Chapter)
  • Proverbs 5:4
    but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,sharp as a two-edged sword.
    Proverbs 5:3-5 (in Context) Proverbs 5 (Whole Chapter)
  • Proverbs 14:10
    The heart knows its own bitterness,and no stranger shares its joy.
    Proverbs 14:9-11 (in Context) Proverbs 14 (Whole Chapter)
  • Proverbs 17:25
    A foolish son is a grief to his fatherand bitterness to her who bore him.
    Proverbs 17:24-26 (in Context) Proverbs 17 (Whole Chapter)
  • Proverbs 27:7
    One who is full loathes honey,but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
    Proverbs 27:6-8 (in Context) Proverbs 27 (Whole Chapter)
  • Proverbs 31:6
    Give strong drink to the one who is perishing,and wine to those in bitter distress;
    Proverbs 31:5-7 (in Context) Proverbs 31 (Whole Chapter)
  • Ecclesiastes 7:26
    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.
    Ecclesiastes 7:25-27 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 7 (Whole Chapter)
  • Isaiah 5:20
    Woe to those who call evil goodand good evil,who put darkness for lightand light for darkness,who put bitter for sweetand sweet for bitter!
    Isaiah 5:19-21 (in Context) Isaiah 5 (Whole Chapter)
  • Isaiah 22:4
    Therefore I said:"Look away from me;let me weep bitter tears;do not labor to comfort meconcerning the destruction of the daughter of my people."
    Isaiah 22:3-5 (in Context) Isaiah 22 (Whole Chapter)
  • Isaiah 24:9
    No more do they drink wine with singing;strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
    Isaiah 24:8-10 (in Context) Isaiah 24 (Whole Chapter)
  • Isaiah 33:7
    Behold, their heroes cry in the streets;the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
    Isaiah 33:6-8 (in Context) Isaiah 33 (Whole Chapter)
  • Isaiah 38:3
    and said, "Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
    Isaiah 38:2-4 (in Context) Isaiah 38 (Whole Chapter)