grievous = bitter, cutting, violent, &c. Illustrations: the Ephraimites (Jdg_12:1-4); men of Israel and Judah (2Sa_19:41-43. 2Sa_30:33); Saul and Jonathan (1Sa_20:30-34); Rehoboam (2Ch_10:13-16. 2Ch_26:21); Eliphaz (Job_22:5, &c.); Paul and Barnabas (Act_15:39).