Dissatisfaction

Hunger and thirst are never permanently satisfied

Ecclesiastes 6:7 NASB95

All a man’s labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.

See also Ps 59:15; Is 55:2; Jn 4:13–14

Psalm 59:15 NLT

They scavenge for food but go to sleep unsatisfied.

Isaiah 55:2 NLT

Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to me, and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the finest food.

John 4:13–14 NLT

Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”

Dissatisfaction as a result of divine judgment

Leviticus 26:26 NASB95

‘When I break your staff of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven, and they will bring back your bread in rationed amounts, so that you will eat and not be satisfied.

See also Is 9:19–21; Eze 7:19; Mic 6:14

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Death is never satisfied

Proverbs 27:20 NASB95

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.

See also Pr 30:15–16; Hab 2:5

Dissatisfaction is characteristic of the unrighteous

Proverbs 13:4 NASB95

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

See also Es 5:9–13; Ec 5:10; Eze 16:28–29; 3 Jn 9–10