Biblical References that Start With the letter 'B'
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Genesis
26:35
and they made life bitter for Isaac and
Rebekah.
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
49:23
The archers bitterly attacked him,shot at him,
and harassed him severely,
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
12:8
They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire;
with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it.
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
15:23
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water
of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.
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
5:19
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
5:23
"Then the priest shall write these curses in a book and
wash them off into the water of bitterness.
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
5:27
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
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.
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
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;
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.
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
1:20
She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara,
for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
1
Samuel 1:10
She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD
and wept bitterly.
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 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 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.
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 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
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 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 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.
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.
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.
Job
3:20
"Why is light given to him who is in misery,and life to
the bitter in soul,
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
9:18
he will not let me get my breath,but fills me with
bitterness.
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
13:26
For you write bitter things against meand make me
inherit the iniquities of my youth.
Job
21:25
Another dies in bitterness of soul,never having
tasted of prosperity.
Job
23:2
"Today also my complaint is bitter; my hand is
heavy on account of my groaning.
Job
27:2
"As God lives, who has taken away my right,and the
Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
Psalm
64:3
who whet their tongues like swords,who aim bitter
words like arrows,
Psalm
106:33
for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke
rashly with his lips.
Proverbs
5:4
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,sharp as a
two-edged sword.
Proverbs
14:10
The heart knows its own bitterness,and no
stranger shares its joy.
Proverbs
17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his fatherand
bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs
27:7
One who is full loathes honey,but to one who is hungry
everything bitter is sweet.
Proverbs
31:6
Give strong drink to the one who is perishing,and wine to
those in bitter distress;
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.
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
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
24:9
No more do they drink wine with singing;strong drink is
bitter to those who drink it.
Isaiah
33:7
Behold, their heroes cry in the streets;the envoys of
peace weep bitterly.
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.