When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister. ‘Give me sons, or I will die! ’ she said to Jacob.
1 Samuel 1:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Deeply hurt, Hannah prayed to the Lord and wept with many tears. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And [Hannah] was in distress of soul, praying to the Lord and weeping bitterly. American Standard Version (1901) And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Jehovah, and wept sore. Common English Bible Hannah was very upset and couldn’t stop crying as she prayed to the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version And since Hannah was bitter in soul, she prayed to the Lord, weeping greatly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As Anna had her heart full of grief, she prayed to the Lord, shedding many tears. |
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister. ‘Give me sons, or I will die! ’ she said to Jacob.
When they reached the threshing-floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wept loudly, and Joseph mourned seven days for his father.
Just as he finished speaking, the king’s sons entered and wept loudly. Then the king and all his servants also wept very bitterly.
Hushai continued, ‘You know your father and his men. They are warriors and are desperate like a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier who won’t spend the night with the people.
‘Please, Lord, remember how I have walked before you faithfully and wholeheartedly and have done what pleases you.’ , And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
I am disgusted with my life. I will give vent to my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
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.
He doesn’t let me catch my breath but fills me with bitter experiences.
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no outsider shares in its joy.
What can I say? He has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. I walk along slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
For the Lord has called you, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,’ says your God.
But if you will not listen, my innermost being will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, for the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.
Do not weep for the dead; do not mourn for him. Weep bitterly for the one who has gone away, for he will never return again and see his native land.
Being in anguish, he prayed more fervently, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
During his earthly life, he offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly,
‘Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,’ she answered, ‘for the Almighty has made me very bitter.
Making a vow, she pleaded, ‘Lord of Armies, if you will take notice of your servant’s affliction, remember and not forget me, and give your servant a son, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.’ ,
On one occasion, Hannah got up after they ate and drank at Shiloh. The priest Eli was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s temple.