41 occurrences

'Grievous' in the Bible

And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was grievous in the land.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfFamine, Kinds OfempiresSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfAbraham, Calling And LifeSojourning

And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grievous,

Verse ConceptsUnhappinessOutcry

And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.

And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad and because of thy handmaid: in all that Sarah hath said to thee hearken to her voice, for in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamProphecies Concerning ChristPay Attention To People!sarah

And the plenty will not be known afterwards in the land by reason of that famine; for it will be very grievous.

And the famine was on all the earth. And Joseph opened every place in which there was provision, and sold grain to the Egyptians; and the famine was grievous in the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsStoringStorehousesThe Act Of OpeningOpening Containers

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was grievous on the whole earth.

Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingMoney, Uses Of

And the famine was grievous in the land.

And they said to Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for the sheep that thy servants have, for the famine is grievous in the land of Canaan; and now, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

Verse ConceptsSojourningNo FoodLiving In The Land

And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very grievous; and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted through the famine.

Verse ConceptsFaintingWithout Strength

And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan; and there they lamented with a great and very grievous lamentation; and he made a mourning for his father of seven days.

Verse ConceptsFuneralsBereavement, Experience OfLamentingSevenWeeksSeven DaysBeyond JordanMourning The Death Of Others

And the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing-floor of Atad, and they said, This is a grievous mourning of the Egyptians. Therefore the name of it was called Abel-Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

Verse ConceptsMourningMourning DeathBeyond Jordan

behold, the hand of Jehovah shall be on thy cattle which is in the field, on the horses, on the asses, on the camels, on the oxen and on the sheep, with a very grievous plague.

Verse ConceptsSheepAnger Of God, Examples OfPower Of God, Expressed

Behold, to-morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since its foundation until now.

Verse ConceptsGod's Action TomorrowFoundations Of NationsUnique Things

And there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there had been none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

Verse ConceptsFireStormsUnique Things

And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt, very grievous; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them will be such.

Verse ConceptsInvasionsUnique CreaturesMany Creatures

and Jehovah shewed signs and wonders, great and grievous, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes;

And behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day that I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Jehovah saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

Verse ConceptsCursing The Ungodly

Thy father made our yoke grievous; and now lighten thou the grievous servitude of thy father and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

Verse ConceptsLeaders, PoliticalMastersWork, And The FallYokesRemoving BurdensLight YokeEasy Burdens

Thy father made our yoke grievous; and now lighten the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

Verse ConceptsYokesApproval To Kill Oneself

I have heard many such things: grievous comforters are ye all.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofSensitivityNo Comfort

When I thought to be able to know this, it was a grievous task in mine eyes;

Verse ConceptsStriving With GodUnintelligibleness

Grievous correction is for him that forsaketh the path; he that hateth reproof shall die.

Verse ConceptsGod's WaysLife, Of FaithRebukeReproofDeath For Other ReasonsRejecting Reprooffate

And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God given to the children of men to weary themselves therewith.

Verse ConceptsUnder The SunTragedyexploring

And I hated life; for the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

Verse ConceptsWeariness Of LifeUseless EndeavourUnder The Sunfootball

There is one alone and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and he saith not, For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation.

Verse ConceptsEnjoyment, Lack OfAffluenceDiscontentPhysical LabourBeing UnsatisfiedUseless EndeavourToiling In VainFamily And Friends

There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;

Verse ConceptsBad SituationsMisersHoardingStoring Treasure On EarthUnder The SunTragedy

And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came so doth he go away, and what profit hath he, in having laboured for the wind?

Verse ConceptsBad SituationsPhysical LabourLife And DeathTragedy

A grievous vision is declared unto me: the treacherous dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, Elam! besiege, Media! All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

Verse ConceptsProphetic Visionstraitors

Behold, the name of Jehovah cometh from far, burning with his anger a grievous conflagration; his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a consuming fire;

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodLipsSmokeTheophanyFire Emanating From GodGod Has AngerGood Things From Far Away

And thou shalt say this word unto them: Let mine eyes run down with tears, night and day, and not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersAffliction Day And NightNightI Mourn Catastrophe

Arise ye, and depart; for this is not the resting-place, because of defilement that bringeth destruction, even a grievous destruction.

Verse ConceptsDeparturesDestructionGet Up!Unclean ThingsDefilementRestcorruption

There is no healing of thy breach; thy wound is grievous; all that hear the report of thee clap the hands over thee; for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?

Verse ConceptsClappingApplauseWoundsIn One AnotherPeople Actually Doing EvilBruisesHope And Healing

For I know this, that there will come in amongst you after my departure grievous wolves, not sparing the flock;

Verse ConceptsShepherds, As Church LeaderWatchfulness, Of LeadersApostasy, CauseWolvesFierce MenNot Sparing

And when he was come, the Jews who were come down from Jerusalem stood round, bringing many and grievous charges which they were not able to prove:

Verse ConceptsCrimesProofsPeople Accusing People

And the first went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and there came an evil and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and those who worshipped its image.

Verse ConceptsThe BeastDisfigurement Of SinCosmic CreaturesMarks On PeopleFirst ThingsFate Of IdolatersBowl JudgmentsCatastrophic EventsMark Of The BeastHealing CancerAbscesscancerserenity

Bible Theasaurus

Atrocious (2 instances)
Dangerous (24 instances)
Distressing (22 instances)
Grievous (70 instances)
Heinous (5 instances)
Monstrous (3 instances)
Serious (65 instances)
Severe (97 instances)
Weighty (10 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חיל חוּל 
Chuwl 
Usage: 57

חטא 
Chet' 
Usage: 33

חלה 
Chalah 
Usage: 76

ירע 
Yara` 
Usage: 8

כּבד 
Kobed 
Usage: 4

כּבד 
Kabed 
Usage: 40

מעל 
Ma`al 
Usage: 28

מרץ 
Marats 
Usage: 4

עצב 
`etseb 
Usage: 7

עתק 
`athaq 
Usage: 4

קשׁה 
Qashah 
Usage: 28

קשׁה 
Qasheh 
Usage: 36

רעה רע 
Ra` 
Usage: 669

תּחלא תּחלוּא 
Tachaluw' 
Usage: 5

βαρύς 
Barus 
Usage: 4

δεινῶς 
Deinos 
Usage: 2

δυσβάστακτος 
Dusbastaktos 
grievous to be borne
Usage: 0

κακῶς 
Kakos 
be sick 9 , be diseased 9 , evil , grievously , sore , miserable , amiss , sick people 9
Usage: 12

λύπη 
Lupe 
Usage: 12

ὀκνηρός 
Okneros 
Usage: 2