20 so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.
Job 33:20
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Psalms 107:17–19
17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. 18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death. 19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
Job 21:24–26
24 His body is well nourished, and his bones are rich with marrow. 25 Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity. 26 But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.
Job 6:6–8
6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg ? 7 My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me. 8 If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:
Job 20:13–15
13 though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth, 14 yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him. 15 He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
Job 3:23–25
23 Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? 24 I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water. 25 For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
Psalms 106:14–16
14 They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert. 15 So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them. 16 In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.
Numbers 11:5–7
5 We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. 6 But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!” 7 Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resi…
Ezekiel 4:16–17
16 Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure. 17 So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one…
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