Psalms 69:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.”
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“They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They gave me also gall for my food; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 69:21 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 29:18Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit,
- Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
- Jeremiah 8:14Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
- Jeremiah 9:15Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.
- Jeremiah 23:15Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”
- Lamentations 1:2She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.
- Lamentations 1:9Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!
- Matthew 27:34they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
- Matthew 27:48One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.
- Mark 15:23There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.
- Mark 15:36And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
- Luke 23:36The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
- John 19:28After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
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