¹ At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick.

She nagged him ¹  every day and pressured him until he was sick to death of it. ² 

When Saul sent messengers to arrest David, she said, “He’s sick.”

For I am overcome with shame ¹  and my whole body is sick. ² 

Hope ¹  deferred ²  makes the heart sick, ³  but a longing fulfilled ⁴  is like ⁵  a tree of life.

Then I said, ¹  “There is no cure ²  for my grief! I am sick at heart!

My whole body is sick because of your judgment; ¹  I am deprived of health because of my sin. ² 

This is the prayer of King Hezekiah of Judah when he was sick and then recovered from his illness:

Because of this, our hearts are sick; ¹  because of these things, we can hardly see ²  through our tears. ³ 

the one who is sick in her menstruation, the one with a discharge, whether male or female, ¹  and a man ²  who has sexual intercourse with an unclean woman.’”

And the Moabites were greatly afraid of the people, because they were so numerous. The Moabites were sick with fear because of the Israelites.

After this ¹  the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. His illness was so severe he could no longer breathe.

Elisha traveled to Damascus while King Ben Hadad of Syria was sick. The king ¹  was told, “The prophet ²  has come here.”

When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, ¹  and refrained from eating food. ²  (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!) ³ 

The splendor of his forest and his orchard will be completely destroyed, ¹  as when a sick man’s life ebbs away. ² 

“‘How sick is your heart, declares the sovereign Lord, when you perform all of these acts, the deeds of a bold prostitute.

but a whole month, ¹  until it comes out your nostrils and makes you sick, ²  because you have despised ³  the Lord who is among you and have wept before him, saying, “Why ⁴  did we ever come out of Egypt?”’”

So the king said to me, “Why do you appear to be depressed when you aren’t sick? What can this be other than sadness of heart?” This made me very fearful.

As a well continually pours out fresh water so it continually pours out wicked deeds. ¹  Sounds of violence and destruction echo throughout it. ²  All I see are sick and wounded people.’ ³ 

ת (Tav) Let all their wickedness come before you; afflict ¹  them just as you have afflicted ²  me ³  because of all my acts of rebellion. ⁴  For my groans are many, and my heart is sick with sorrow. ⁵