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1 Samuel 1:10

PrayerGriefDiscouragement and depressionHope

8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.

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BSB
In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
KJV
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
WEB
She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly.
ASV
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Jehovah, and wept sore.
DARBY
and she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Jehovah, and wept much.
BLB
And she [was] bitter of soul, and she prayed to YHWH and wept bitterly.
ÅB
og i sin hjertesorg ba hun til Herren og gråt sårt.
OTB
Hanna var dypt bedrøvet, og hun ba til Herren mens hun gråt bittert.
B1930
og i sin hjertesorg bad hun til Herren og gråt sårt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Job 7:11

    Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

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  • Job 10:1

    My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

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  • Luke 22:44

    And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

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  • Psalms 91:15

    He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

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  • Hebrews 5:7

    Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

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  • Isaiah 54:6

    For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.

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  • Judges 21:2

    And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;

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  • Psalms 50:15

    And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

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