Psalms 69:21

69:20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. to take: Heb. to lament with me

They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

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They also gave me gall for my food. In my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.

They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

69:22 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

What does Psalms 69:21 mean?

Psalms 69:21 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh), בָּרוּת (bârûwth).

Hebrew interlinear

They

gaveנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

also

gallרֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7219a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents)

for

meat;בָּרוּתbârûwth/baw-rooth/H1267food

and

thirstצָמָאtsâmâʼ/tsaw-maw'/H6772thirst (literally or figuratively)

they

gave

vinegarחֹמֶץchômets/kho'-mets/H2558vinegar

drink.שָׁקָהshâqâh/shaw-kaw'/H8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion to

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 69:21.

Jeremiah 23:15

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. profaneness: or, hypocrisy

Jeremiah 8:14

Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD. gall: or, poison

Jeremiah 9:15

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.

Psalms 104:11

They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. quench: Heb. break

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 69:21 say?

Psalms 69:21 (King James Version) reads: "They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink."

Is Psalms 69:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 69:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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