Psalm 102:9
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
בָּלַל
bâlal
to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
בְּכִי
Bᵉkîy
a weeping; by analogy, a dripping
Key Terms in This Verse
בָּלַל bâlal
to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder
Study H1101 →לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →Cross References
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
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