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And [though] the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:

And though the Lord {H136} give {H5414} you the bread {H3899} of adversity {H6862}, and the water {H4325} of affliction {H3906}, yet shall not thy teachers {H3384} be removed into a corner {H3670} any more, but thine eyes {H5869} shall see {H7200} thy teachers {H3384}:

Though Adonai may give you but bread and water, and not very much of that; your teacher will no longer hide himself, but with your own eyes you will see your teacher.

The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him.

And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be hidden anymore, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers;

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 80:5 (9 votes)

    Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

  • 1 Kings 22:27 (8 votes)

    And say, Thus saith the king, Put this [fellow] in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.

  • Amos 8:11 (8 votes)

    ¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

  • Amos 8:12 (8 votes)

    And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find [it].

  • Acts 14:22 (7 votes)

    Confirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

  • Psalms 127:2 (7 votes)

    [It is] vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: [for] so he giveth his beloved sleep.

  • Psalms 74:9 (5 votes)

    We see not our signs: [there is] no more any prophet: neither [is there] among us any that knoweth how long.