What can I say, O Lord, now that Israel has retreated from the enemy?

"But now, O God, what can we say after all that has happened? We have again disobeyed the commands

I will keep quiet, I will not say a word, for you are the one who made me suffer like this.

Don't punish me any more! I am about to die from your blows.

"Now my heart is troubled---and what shall I say? Shall I say, 'Father, do not let this hour come upon me'? But that is why I came---so that I might go through this hour of suffering.

When Elijah finished speaking, Ahab tore his clothes, took them off, and put on sackcloth. He refused food, slept in the sackcloth, and went about gloomy and depressed.

(SEE 1:9)

but when she came to Elisha, she bowed down before him and took hold of his feet. Gehazi was about to push her away, but Elisha said, "Leave her alone. Can't you see she's deeply distressed? And the LORD has not told me a thing about it."

No! I can't be quiet! I am angry and bitter. I have to speak.

I am tired of living. Listen to my bitter complaint.

Others have no happiness at all; they live and die with bitter hearts.