3 occurrences in 12 translations

'Heavy' in the Bible

There were also others who were saying, “We have borrowed money on our fields and vineyards for the [Persian] king’s [heavy] tax.

Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses OfTaxationTaxTax To Be Paid

Nevertheless, the former governors before me placed a heavy burden on the people. They received food and wine, plus a tax of 40 shekels of silver. Even their young men took advantage of the people, but I never did so because I feared God.

Verse ConceptsCoinageAttitudes Of ReverenceGovernorsGodly Fear, Examples OfHeavy BurdensIndividuals Fearing GodTax To Be Paid

Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

Verse ConceptsSix Things

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Arduous (1 instance)
Dense (17 instances)
Expectant (1 instance)
Fleshy (1 instance)
Goodly (46 instances)
Grievous (70 instances)
Impenetrable (8 instances)
Indolent (3 instances)
Inert (1 instance)
Intemperate (1 instance)
Labored (35 instances)
Laborious (14 instances)
Laboured (34 instances)
Lowering (5 instances)
Profound (13 instances)
Punishing (22 instances)
Sleepy (2 instances)
Sullen (6 instances)
Threatening (17 instances)
Weighty (10 instances)

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