1 Samuel 1:15

And Hannah answered and said, Nay, my lord, I live in a hard day, and I have not drunk wine or strong drink, and I pour out my soul before the Lord.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunken neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.

In Context

14And the servant of Eli said to her, How long wilt thou be drunken? take away thy wine from thee, and go out from the presence of the Lord.

16Count not thy handmaid for a pestilent woman, for by reason of the abundance of my importunity I have continued my prayer until now.

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Cross References

Job 30:16Even now my life shall be poured forth upon me; 1 And days of anguish seize me. 1

Psalms 62:8For thou hast been my helper, 1 And in the shelter of thy wings will I rejoice. 1

Psalms 142:2And enter not into judgment with thy servant, 1 For in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 1

Proverbs 14:10If a man’s mind is intelligent, his soul is sorrowful; 1 And when he rejoices, he has no fellowship with pride. 1

Proverbs 25:15In long-suffering is prosperity to kings, 1 And a soft tongue breaks the bones. 1

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 1:10-19

Hannah's Prayer. ( b. c. 1140.) 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 . 10 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… Read the whole commentary →

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