6 occurrences

'Languish' in the Bible

For the fields of Heshbon have languished and withered, and the vines of Sibmah as well;The lords of the nations have trampled down [Moab’s] choice vine branches,Which reached as far as Jazer and wandered into the wilderness;Its tendrils stretched out, they passed over [the shores of] the [Dead] Sea.

Verse ConceptsDestroying Vineyards

The fishermen will lament (cry out in grief),And all those who cast a hook into the Nile will mourn,And those who spread nets upon the waters will languish.

Verse ConceptsFishesLamentingNetsOccupationsFishermen

The earth dries up and crumbles away, the world dries out and crumbles away, the exalted of the people of the earth fade away.

Verse ConceptsHaughtinessTransient WorldMourning Due To Catastrophe

“Judah mournsAnd her gates languish;Her people sit on the ground in mourning clothesAnd the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

Verse ConceptsSorrow

“They will come and sing aloud and shout for joy on the height of Zion,And will be radiant [with joy] over the goodness of the Lord—For the grain, for the new wine, for the oil,And for the young of the flock and the herd.And their life will be like a watered garden,And they shall never sorrow or languish again.

Verse ConceptsGarden Of Eden, TheGarden, NaturalHorticultureWater IrrigationJoy, And Human ExperienceWineHerdsMetaphorical WateringPeople Providing

Therefore the land [continually] mourns,And everyone who lives in it languishes [in tragic suffering]Together with the animals of the open country and the birds of the heavens;Even the fish of the sea disappear.

Verse ConceptsDecaySeaShepherds, As OccupationsMourning In RegretDyingBirdsFishThe Sea

Bible Theasaurus

Ache (1 instance)
Decrease (9 instances)
Grieve (43 instances)
Languish (15 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אמל 
'amal 
Usage: 16

דּוי 
D@vay 
Usage: 2