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Psalms 102:8–9

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Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
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From verse 8

  1. Acts 26:11Rank 1 from verse 8
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    11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

  2. Acts 23:12–35Rank 2 from verse 8
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    12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

    13And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.

    14And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

    15Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

    16And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

    17Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

    18So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.

    19Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

    20And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

    21But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

    22So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.

    23And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

    24And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

    25And he wrote a letter after this manner:

    26Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

    27This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

    28And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

    29Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

    30And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

    31Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

    32On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

    33Who, when they came to Cæsarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

    34And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

    35I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.

  3. Isaiah 65:15Rank 3 from verse 8
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    15And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

  4. Psalms 69:9–10Rank 4 from verse 8
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    9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

    10When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

  5. Acts 7:54Rank 5 from verse 8
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    54¶ When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

From verse 9

  1. Psalms 42:3Rank 1 from verse 9
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    3My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

  2. Job 3:24Rank 2 from verse 9
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    24For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

  3. Psalms 80:5Rank 3 from verse 9
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    5Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

  4. Isaiah 44:20Rank 4 from verse 9
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    20He 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?

  5. Lamentations 3:15–16Rank 5 from verse 9
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    15He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.

    16He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.

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Psalms 102:8

COMBINED MEANING

reproach

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Sense 1: Shame, disgrace, dishonour, contempt, blame, reviling, or taunt. Sense 2: As a verb, to shame, insult, blame, or speak contemptuously against.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

mad

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Out of sound judgment or self-control; insane, enraged, or violently furious.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

sworn

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Bound, promised, affirmed, testified, or covenanted by a solemn oath; or caused another to enter such an obligation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 102:9

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

eaten

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Sense 1: Chewed and swallowed. Sense 2: Consumed or corroded.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ashes

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Sense 1: The powdery residue left after burning. Sense 2: A sign of mourning, humiliation, or ruin.

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like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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mingled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of mingle, meaning to mix or be mixed; to join or be joined with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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7I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

8Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

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9For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

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10Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.

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