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The term is derived from the Hebrew word "מֵעֶה" (me'eh) and the Greek word "σπλάγχνα" (splanchna), both of which can refer to the physical intestines or internal organs, but are frequently used in a figurative sense to denote the seat of emotions and compassion.<br><br><b>Old Testament Usage</b><br><br>In the Old Testament, "bowels" are frequently associated with deep emotional experiences. For instance, in <a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Genesis 43:30</a>, Joseph's "bowels did yearn upon his brother" , indicating a profound emotional response upon seeing Benjamin. Similarly, in <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Isaiah 63:15</a>, the prophet appeals to God, asking, "Where are Your zeal and Your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us" , where "tenderness and compassion" are linked to the concept of bowels, emphasizing God's deep emotional connection to His people.<br><br>The use of "bowels" in the Old Testament often highlights the intensity of human emotions, such as love, compassion, and sorrow. In <a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Lamentations 1:20</a>, the author laments, "See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am in torment within, and in my heart I am disturbed" , where the distress is described as being felt in the bowels, underscoring the depth of the emotional turmoil.<br><br><b>New Testament Usage</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the Greek term "σπλάγχνα" is similarly used to convey deep emotions. In <a href="/philippians/1-8.htm">Philippians 1:8</a>, Paul writes, "For God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus" , where "affection" is translated from "σπλάγχνα," indicating a profound, Christ-like love and compassion.<br><br>The concept of bowels as the seat of emotions is further illustrated in 1 <a href="/john/3-17.htm">John 3:17</a>, which states, "If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?" . Here, "pity" is derived from the idea of bowels, suggesting that true Christian love and compassion should be deeply felt and lead to action.<br><br><b>Theological Implications</b><br><br>The metaphorical use of "bowels" in Scripture underscores the biblical understanding of human emotions as integral to one's spiritual and moral life. It reflects the belief that emotions are not merely superficial feelings but are deeply rooted in the core of one's being, influencing actions and relationships.<br><br>In a theological context, the use of "bowels" to describe God's compassion and mercy highlights the depth of His love for humanity. This is evident in passages like <a href="/colossians/3-12.htm">Colossians 3:12</a>, which exhorts believers to "put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience" , where "heart of compassion" is linked to the concept of bowels, encouraging Christians to emulate the deep, compassionate love of God in their interactions with others.<br><br>Overall, the biblical use of "bowels" serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of genuine, heartfelt emotions in the life of faith, calling believers to embody the deep compassion and love exemplified by Christ.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>(<a href="/philippians/1-8.htm">Philippians 1:8</a>; <a href="/philippians/2-1.htm">2:1</a>; <a href="/colossians/3-12.htm">Colossians 3:12</a>), compassionate feelings; R.V., "tender mercies." <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">BOWELS</span><p>bou'-elz (me`ah, plural me`im, rechem, plural rachamim; splagchnion):<br><br>(1) Literal: The literal meaning of these words is intestines, then the abdomen, the womb (matrix and uterus). As will be seen there is not much definiteness in the use of these expressions from the standpoint of physiology; but not less so than in modern oriental languages and even in many occidental languages, as popularly used. The remarkable phrases used in <a href="/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18, 19</a>, "Yahweh smote him in his bowels" and "His bowels fell out by reason of his sickness," refer to a severe and fatal case of hemorrh oids.<br><br>(2) Figurative: In figurative language these words denote deep emotions of various kinds. As in physiology we speak of the "nervus sympathicus," the ancients expressed by these terms "affection," "sympathy" and "mercy," feelings of distress and sorrow, as in <a href="/job/30-27.htm">Job 30:27</a> the King James Version; <a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Lamentations 1:20</a> the King James Version; <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11</a> the King James Version. In one passage we have to translate me`im by "heart," being the seat of affection and devotion (<a href="/psalms/71-6.htm">Psalm 71:6</a>): "Thy law is within my heart" (<a href="/psalms/40-8.htm">Psalm 40:8</a>). In the New Testament (Revised Version) the word is only given in <a href="/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18</a>.<br><br>H. L. E. Luering<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4698.htm"><span class="l">4698. splagchnon -- the inward parts (heart, liver, lungs, etc.) <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> the emotions. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: splagchnon Phonetic<br> Spelling: (splangkh'-non) Short Definition: <b>bowels</b>, compassion, pity Definition <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4698.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4697.htm"><span class="l">4697. splagchnizomai -- to be moved in the inward parts, ie to <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> have compassion. Middle voice from splagchnon; to have the <b>bowels</b> yearn, ie<br> (figuratively) feel sympathy, to pity -- have (be moved with) compassion. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4697.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3894.htm"><span class="l">3894. lechum -- intestines, <b>bowels</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 3893, 3894. lechum. 3895 . intestines, <b>bowels</b>. Transliteration: lechum<br> Phonetic Spelling: (law-khoom') Short Definition: eating. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3894.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4578.htm"><span class="l">4578. meeh -- internal organs, inward parts, belly</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition internal organs, inward parts, belly<br> NASB Word Usage abdomen (1), body (4), <b>bowels</b> (4), children* (1), feelings <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4578.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm"><span class="l">7130. qereb -- inward part, midst</span></a><br><b>...</b> land (2). among, before, <b>bowels</b>, unto charge, eat up, heart, him, in,. From<br> qarab; properly, the nearest part, ie The center, whether <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7130.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2716.htm"><span class="l">2716. chere -- dung</span></a><br><b>...</b> excrement, dung. From an unused (and vulgar) root probably meaning to evacuate the<br> <b>bowels</b>: excrement; -dung. Also chariy {khar-ee'}. 2715, 2716. chere. 2717 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2716.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4577.htm"><span class="l">4577. meah -- belly</span></a><br><b>...</b> belly. (Aramaic) or m(ae (Aramaic) {meh-aw'}; corresponding to me'ah; only in plural<br> the <b>bowels</b> -- belly. see HEBREW me'ah. 4576, 4577. meah or mea. 4578 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4577.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7356.htm"><span class="l">7356. racham -- compassion</span></a><br><b>...</b> From racham; compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the<br> fetus); by implication, a maiden -- <b>bowels</b>, compassion, damsel, tender love <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7356.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/4_my_beloved_put_in.htm"><span class="l">My Beloved Put in his Hand through the Opening, and My <b>Bowels</b> <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER V. 4. My beloved put in his hand through the opening, and my <b>bowels</b><br> thrilled at his touch. The Well-beloved, notwithstanding <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/4 my beloved put in.htm</font><p><a href="/library/law/an_humble_affectionate_and_earnest_address_to_the_clergy/address_187_0_0_can_the_duelist.htm"><span class="l">Can the Duelist, who had Rather Sheathe his Sword in the <b>Bowels</b> of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Address 187: Can the duelist, who had rather sheathe his sword in the <b>bowels</b><br> of his brother? Can the duelist, who had rather sheathe <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../address 187 0 0 can the duelist.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/homilies_on_the_gospel_of_john/tractate_xii_john_chapter_iii.htm"><span class="l">John Chapter iii. 21-Jun</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But be he fresh from the womb, or now in years, he cannot possibly return<br> again into the mother's <b>bowels</b> and be born. But just as <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate xii john chapter iii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_gal_eph_phi_col_thess_tim_titus_and_philemon/homily_ii_philippians_i_11-aug.htm"><span class="l">Philippians i. 11-Aug</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of Christ," as though he had said, "having become as a father to you through the<br> relationship which is in Christ." For this imparts to us <b>bowels</b> [541] warm and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homily ii philippians i 11-aug.htm</font><p><a href="/library/watson/the_beatitudes_an_exposition_of_matthew_51-12/14_spiritual_hunger_shall_be.htm"><span class="l">Spiritual Hunger Shall be Satisfied</span></a> <br><b>...</b> dies. God has more <b>bowels</b> than to suffer an hungry soul to be famished. <b>...</b> gospel.<br> Oh the melting of God's <b>bowels</b> to an hungry sinner! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/14 spiritual hunger shall be.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_testaments_of_the_twelve_patriarchs/vi_the_testament_of_zebulun_concerning.htm"><span class="l">The Testament of Zebulun Concerning Compassion and Mercy.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And Joseph fell upon his face, and said unto them, Pity me, my brethren, have<br> compassion upon the <b>bowels</b> of Jacob our father: lay not upon me your hands to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../vi the testament of zebulun concerning.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_lviii.htm"><span class="l">Psalm LVIII.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> as yet, conceived thou hast been: from that very time when thou hast received the<br> name of Christ, by a sort of sacrament thou hast been born in the <b>bowels</b> of a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lviii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_5_concerning_the_wickedness.htm"><span class="l">Concerning the Wickedness of Jehoram King O Jerusalem; his Defeat <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> the destruction of his people, with the corruption of the king's own wives and children;<br> and that he should himself die of a distemper in his <b>bowels</b>, with long <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 5 concerning the wickedness.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_xix_arius_is_charged.htm"><span class="l">Arius is Charged with the First of the Above-Mentioned Errors...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> John, who lay on Christ's bosom, or Arius, wallowing amid the outgush of his very<br> <b>bowels</b>?"so wallowing that we might understand how Arius in his teaching <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xix arius is charged.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_vi_st_ambrose_teaches.htm"><span class="l">St. Ambrose Teaches Out of the Prophet Isaiah what they must do <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> learn how they ought to carry it out, with what zeal, with what affection, with<br> what intention of mind, with what shaking of the inmost <b>bowels</b>, with what <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter vi st ambrose teaches.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/bowels.htm"><span class="l"><b>Bowels</b> (40 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> mercies.". Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>BOWELS</b>. bou'-elz <b>...</b> 18. HLE Luering.<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Bowels</b> (40 Occurrences). Luke 1 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bowels.htm - 20k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/body.htm"><span class="l">Body (562 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Various terms were employed, each of which denotes only one part or element of the<br> physical nature, such as "trunk," "bones," "belly," "<b>bowels</b>," "reins," "flesh <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/body.htm - 59k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sound.htm"><span class="l">Sound (1245 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> sound: In Isaiah 63:15 the King James Version has "the sounding of thy <b>bowels</b>,"<br> a painfully literal translation of hamon me'eykha, with the similar phrase, "my <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sound.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/compassion.htm"><span class="l">Compassion (145 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 15; Psalm 111:4; 112:04:00; 145:8), is rendered by the American Standard Revised<br> Version "merciful." We have splagchnizomai, "to have the <b>bowels</b> yearning," in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/compassion.htm - 42k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/boil.htm"><span class="l">Boil (29 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6:29 Ezekiel 46:20, 24 bis); of rathach, "to be hot," "to boil," "to be made to<br> boil," "to be greatly moved" under strong emotion (the <b>bowels</b>), Hiphil "to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/boil.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tender.htm"><span class="l">Tender (66 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> tender love" in Daniel 1:9, the Revised Version (British and American) "compassion"),<br> English Versions of the Bible translate rachamim, "<b>bowels</b>," by "tender <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tender.htm - 33k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/belly.htm"><span class="l">Belly (62 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to<br> the thighs, and contains the <b>bowels</b>, or intestines; the abdomen. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/belly.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pitiful.htm"><span class="l">Pitiful (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> pit'-i-fool: As found in Scripture, means "full of pity"; it is expressed by rachamani,<br> from rachamim (plural of racham), "<b>bowels</b>," "compassion" (Lamentations 4 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pitiful.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/clamour.htm"><span class="l">Clamour (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> all malice: (KJV DBY YLT). Jeremiah 4:19 My <b>bowels</b>! my <b>bowels</b>! I am in travail!<br> Oh, the walls of my heart! My heart maketh a noise <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/clamour.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/abdomen.htm"><span class="l">Abdomen (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum,<br> and contains the stomach, <b>bowels</b>, and other viscera. In <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/abdomen.htm - 8k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Elijah-letter-Jehoram.html">How did Elijah send a letter to King Jehoram, if Elijah had already been taken to heaven? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Elijah-and-Elisha.html">What is the story of Elijah and Elisha? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/translation-inspiration.html">How does the translation process impact the inspiration, inerrancy, and infallibility of the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/bowels.htm">Bowels: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Bowels (40 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/1-78.htm">Luke 1:78</a></span><br />on account of the <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> of mercy of our God; wherein the dayspring from on high has visited us,<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/1-18.htm">Acts 1:18</a></span><br />Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> gushed out.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">2 Corinthians 6:12</a></span><br />Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own <span class="boldtext">bowels</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/philippians/1-8.htm">Philippians 1:8</a></span><br />For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> of Jesus Christ.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/philippians/2-1.htm">Philippians 2:1</a></span><br />If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> and mercies,<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/colossians/3-12.htm">Colossians 3:12</a></span><br />Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/philemon/1-7.htm">Philemon 1:7</a></span><br />For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/philemon/1-12.htm">Philemon 1:12</a></span><br />Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own <span class="boldtext">bowels</span>:<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/philemon/1-20.htm">Philemon 1:20</a></span><br />Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> in the Lord.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17</a></span><br />But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/15-4.htm">Genesis 15:4</a></span><br />And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> shall be thine heir.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Genesis 25:23</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy <span class="boldtext">bowels</span>; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Genesis 43:30</a></span><br />And Joseph made haste; for his <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/5-22.htm">Numbers 5:22</a></span><br />and this water that brings a curse will go into your <span class="boldtext">bowels</span>, and make your body swell, and your thigh fall away." The woman shall say, "Amen, Amen."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ruth/1-11.htm">Ruth 1:11</a></span><br />And Naomi saith, 'Turn back, my daughters; why do ye go with me? are there yet to me sons in my <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> that they have been to you for husbands?<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12</a></span><br />When your days are fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who shall proceed out of your <span class="boldtext">bowels</span>, and I will establish his kingdom.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-11.htm">2 Samuel 16:11</a></span><br />David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, "Behold, my son, who came forth from my <span class="boldtext">bowels</span>, seeks my life. How much more this Benjamite, now? Leave him alone, and let him curse; for Yahweh has invited him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/20-10.htm">2 Samuel 20:10</a></span><br />But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand. So he struck him with it in the body, and shed out his <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> to the ground, and didn't strike him again; and he died. Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/3-26.htm">1 Kings 3:26</a></span><br />Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-15.htm">2 Chronicles 21:15</a></span><br />and you shall have great sickness by disease of your <span class="boldtext">bowels</span>, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18</a></span><br />After all this Yahweh struck him in his <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> with an incurable disease. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-19.htm">2 Chronicles 21:19</a></span><br />It happened, in process of time, at the end of two years, that his <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of sore diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-21.htm">2 Chronicles 32:21</a></span><br />Yahweh sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. When he was come into the house of his god, those who came forth from his own <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> killed him there with the sword.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/8-27.htm">Ezra 8:27</a></span><br />and twenty bowls of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/20-14.htm">Job 20:14</a></span><br />yet his food in his <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> is turned. It is cobra venom within him. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/30-27.htm">Job 30:27</a></span><br />My <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Psalms 22:14</a></span><br />I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my <span class="boldtext">bowels</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/71-6.htm">Psalms 71:6</a></span><br />By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's <span class="boldtext">bowels</span>: my praise shall be continually of thee. <br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/109-18.htm">Psalms 109:18</a></span><br />As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> like water, and like oil into his bones.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/5-4.htm">Song of Songs 5:4</a></span><br />My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> were moved for him.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Isaiah 16:11</a></span><br />Wherefore my <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/48-19.htm">Isaiah 48:19</a></span><br />Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1</a></span><br />Listen, islands, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far: Yahweh has called me from the womb; from the <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> of my mother has he made mention of my name:<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Isaiah 63:15</a></span><br />Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19</a></span><br />My <span class="boldtext">bowels</span>, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11</a></span><br />Mine eyes do fail with tears, my <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Ezekiel 3:3</a></span><br />He said to me, Son of man, cause your belly to eat, and fill your <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> with this scroll that I give you. Then I ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19</a></span><br />They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be as an unclean thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of Yahweh: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their <span class="boldtext">bowels</span>; because it has been the stumbling block of their iniquity.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">Jonah 1:17</a></span><br />And Jehovah appointeth a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah is in the <span class="boldtext">bowels</span> of the fish three days and three nights.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jonah/2-1.htm">Jonah 2:1</a></span><br />And Jonah prayeth unto Jehovah his God from the <span 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