1 Samuel 1:10

and, she being in bitterness of soul, prayed unto Yahweh, and, wept sore.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9And Hannah rose up, after she had eaten in Shiloh, and after she had drunk,—and, Eli the priest, was sitting upon his chair, by the door-post of the temple of Yahweh;

11And she vowed a vow, and said—Yahweh of hosts! If thou wilt, look, upon the humiliation of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child, then will I give him unto Yahweh, all the days of his life, and no, razor, shall come upon his head.

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Cross References

Genesis 50:10And they came in, as far as the threshing-floor of the Buckthorn, which is beyond the Jordan, then wailed they there—an exceeding great and grievous wailing,—and he made for his father a mourning, of seven days.

Ruth 1:20And she said unto them, Do not call me Naomi [="Sweet"],—call me Mara [="Bitter"], for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me:

2 Samuel 17:8And Hushai said—Thou, knowest thy father and his men—that, men of might, they are, and, embittered in soul, they are, like a bear bereaved of her young, in the field,—thy father also, is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

Job 7:11I also, cannot restrain my mouth,—I must speak, in the anguish of my spirit, I must find utterance, in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 10:1My soul doth loathe my life,—I let loose my complaint, I speak, in the bitterness of my soul.

Psalms 91:15He shall call me, and I will answer him, With him, will, I, be, in distress, I will rescue him, and will honour him;

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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