#he cried with a very great and bitter cry

To cry in a way that shows extreme sorrow and anguish is spoken of as if it were the taste of something bitter. AT: "he cried loudly" (UDB) (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]])

#has taken away your blessing

To be blessed instead of someone else is spoken of as if a "blessing" is an object that a person can take. AT: "I have blessed him instead of you" (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]])