17 occurrences

'Burden' in the Bible

For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toCivil LibertyYokesRemoving BurdensGod Freeing Captives

And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall depart from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed by reason of fatness.

Verse ConceptsAnointingFatnessAnointing With OilCivil LibertyYokesShouldersRemoving BurdensRemoving People From Your LifeBreaking Chainsliberation

that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulder.

Verse ConceptsCivil LibertyYokesTrampling PeopleRemoving Burdens

In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.

Verse ConceptsOracles

The burden of Moab. For in a night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nought; for in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nought.

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Strategies InDisastersDuring One Night

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyProphecies concerningsyriadamascus

The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

Verse ConceptsChariotsMeltingGod RidingGroups TremblingLosing Courage

The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land.

Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsVisions From God

The burden of Dumah. One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

Verse ConceptsProphecies concerning

The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites.

Verse ConceptsForestsCaravans

The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?

Verse ConceptsHousetopsRooftop

In that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, shall the nail that was fastened in a sure place give way; and it shall be hewn down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off; for Jehovah hath spoken it.

Verse ConceptsTentsPegs

The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.

Verse ConceptsSeafaringShips

The burden of the beasts of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the humps of camels, to a people that shall not profit them .

Verse ConceptsenvoyBackSnakesBeastsflying

Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary beast .

Verse ConceptsBabylon, History OfFalse GodsCarrying IdolsCrouching

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

Verse ConceptsSalvation By Other Things

Bible Theasaurus

Encumbrance (2 instances)
Essence (7 instances)
Gist (1 instance)
Gravity (4 instances)

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