- the bitter water:
- So called from the bitter effects which it had upon the guilty. "And the priestª shall takeª° holyª waterª in an earthenª vessel;ª and of¹ the dustª that¹ is¹ in the floorª of the tabernacleª the priestª shall take,ª° and putª° [it] into¹ the water:ª" {Num 5:17} + "And this¹ waterª that causeth the curseª° shall goª° into thy bowels,ª to make [thy] bellyª to swell,ª° and [thy] thighª to rot:ª° And the womanª shall say,ª° Amen,ª amen.ª" {Num 5:22} + "And he shall cause¹ the womanª to drinkª°¹ the bitterª waterª that causeth the curse:ª° and the waterª that causeth the curseª° shall enterª° into her, [and become] bitter.ª" {Num 5:24} + "Lest¹ there should beª among you man,ª or¹ woman,ª or¹ family,ª or¹ tribe,ª whose¹ heartª turneth awayª° this dayª from¹¹ the LORDª our God,ª to go²°¹ [and] serveª°¹ the godsª of these¹ nations;ª lest¹ there should beª among you a rootª that bearethª° gallª and wormwood;ª" {Deu 29:18} + "Then saidª° Samuel,ª Bring ye hitherª° to¹ me¹ Agagª the kingª of the Amalekites.ª And Agagª came²°¹ unto¹ him delicately.ª And Agagª said,ª° Surelyª the bitternessª of deathª is past.ª°" {1Sm 15:32} + "But her endª is bitterª as wormwood,ª sharpª as a twoedgedª sword.ª" {Prv 5:4} + "And I¹ findª° more bitterª than deathª¹¹ the woman,ª whose¹¹ heartª [is] snaresª and nets,ª [and] her handsª [as] bands:ª whoso pleasethªª Godª shall escapeª° from¹ her; but the sinnerª° shall be takenª° by her." {Ecc 7:26} + "Behold,¹ for peaceª I had great bitterness:ªª° but thou¹ hast in loveª° to my soulª [delivered it] from the pitª¹ of corruption:ª for¹ thou hast castª° all¹ my sinsª behindª thy back.ª" {Isa 38:17} + "Thine own wickednessª shall correctª° thee, and thy backslidingsª shall reproveª° thee: knowª° therefore and seeª° that¹ [it is] an evilª [thing] and bitter,ª that thou hast forsakenª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª and that my fearª [is] not¹ in¹ thee, saithª° the Lordª GODª of hosts.ª" {Jer 2:19} + "Andª I wentª° untoª the¹ angel,ª and saidª° unto him,ª Giveª° meª the¹ little book.ª Andª he saidª° unto me,ª Takeª° [it], andª eat²° it² up;ª°¹ and¹ it² shall make²° thy² belly² bitter,ª°¹¹ butª it shall beª° inª thyª mouthª sweetª asª honey.ª ... Andª I tookª° the¹ little bookª out ofª the¹ angel'sª hand,ª andª ate²° it² up;ª°¹ andª it wasª° inª myª mouthª sweetª asª honey:ª andª as soon asª I had eatenª° it,ª myª bellyª was bitter.ª°" {Rev 10:9-10}
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