This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the Lord, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat.(A)

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And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.

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Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he was there, he ate no food and drank no water,(A) because he continued to mourn over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

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Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

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20 so that their body finds food(A) repulsive
    and their soul loathes the choicest meal.(B)

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20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

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