6 occurrences

'Languish' in the Bible

My eyes languish on account of my affliction; all day long I call out to you, LORD, I spread out my hands to you.

Verse ConceptsDaily DutyUnceasingEyes HarmedAlways PrayingI Pray

"Judah mourns, and her gates languish. The people mourn for the land, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.

Verse ConceptsSorrow

The LORD planned to destroy the walls of cherished Zion. He measured them with his line. He did not withhold his hand from destruction. He made both ramparts and defensive walls mourn; they languish together.

Verse ConceptsPlumb LineWallsGod DestroyingDestruction Of Jerusalem's WallMourning Due To Catastrophe

Therefore the land will mourn, and all who live there will languish, along with the wild animals of the field and the birds of the air. Even the fish in the sea will disappear.

Verse ConceptsDecaySeaShepherds, As OccupationsMourning In RegretDyingBirdsFishThe Sea

He said, "From Zion the LORD roars, and from Jerusalem he shouts aloud. The shepherds' pastures will languish, and Carmel's summit will wither."

Verse ConceptsShepherds, As OccupationsTheophanyThunderGod SpeakingMourning Due To CatastrophePasturing The FlockThunder Expressing God's Judgment

He rebukes the sea, and it evaporates; he dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, while the flowers of Lebanon languish.

Verse ConceptsdrynessGod Drying Things UpFailing RiversThe Sea DividedFamine

Bible Theasaurus

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

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