18 occurrences

'Weak' in the Bible

And it happened [that] when Isaac [was] old and {his eyesight was weak}, he called Esau his older son and said to him, "My son." And he said to him, "Here I [am]."

Verse ConceptsBlindness, Causes OfOld Age, DisabilitiesEyes, Affected BydisabilitiesOld Age, Attainment OfVisionWeakness, PhysicalDimness Of VisionBehold Me!Others Summoning

and you will see what the land is [like] and if the people who inhabit it [are] strong or weak, or whether they are few or many,

Verse ConceptsWeakness, PhysicalDealing With Many PeopleWhat Is This?Strong Nations

Samson said to her, "If you tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that are not dried up, I will become weak like everyone else."

Verse ConceptsWeakness, PhysicalTying Up

He said to her, "If they tie me tightly with new ropes that have not been used, I will become weak and be like everyone else."

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofUnused

So {he confided everything to her}, and he said to her, "A razor {has never touched} my head, for I [am] a {Nazirite of God} {from birth}. If I am shaved my strength will leave me, and I will become weak, like everyone else.

Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAsceticism, People PracticingBeardsHairsHeadsKnivesShavingYielding To TemptationSeparated To GodLong HairFrom The WombHair

{And then} one day when Eli was lying in his place (now his eyes had begun [to grow] weak so that he was not able to see)

Verse ConceptsVisionDimness Of VisionLying Down To Rest

I [am] weak today even though anointed king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, [are] crueler than I [am]. May Yahweh pay them back for doing wickedness according to their [own] wickedness."

Verse ConceptsEvildoersAnointing KingsNo Strength Left

I will come upon him while he [is] weary and {weak}. I will startle him, and all of the people who [are] with him will flee. Then I will strike down the king [while] he [is] alone.

Verse ConceptsIsrael FleeingOnly One PersonKilling Will HappenTired In Flighttired

Look, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened weak hands.

Verse ConceptsPeople TeachingEncouraging OthersWeakness

[The] wicked sees [it] and is vexed. He gnashes his teeth and {becomes weak}. [The] desire of [the] wicked perishes.

Verse ConceptsFutilityBitingDecayRest, SpiritualTeethGnashing Of TeethThe Fate Of The WickedFrustration

All of them will respond and say to you, 'You yourself also were made weak like us! You have become the same as us!'

Verse ConceptsBecoming Like People

Strengthen [the] weak hands and make [the] staggering knees firm.

Verse ConceptsFeeblenessKneesHelp The WeakWeaknesstireduplifting

And their inhabitants [are] {weak}; they are dismayed, and they are ashamed; they have become [like] plants of [the] field, and [like] greens of grass, [like] grass on [the] roofs and a cultivated field {before} the standing grain.

Verse ConceptsGrassPlantsTendernessMan As GrassScorchingLike GrassNo Strength Left

Like a horse or a crane, so I chirp; I moan like dove. My eyes are weak toward the height. Lord, I have oppression; lend me support!

Verse ConceptsdovesdiscouragementPrayer In DiscouragementSwallowsCauses of failure in

You grow weary by the greatness of your way, [but] you did not say, 'Despairing!' You found the {renewal} of your {strength}, therefore you do not grow weak.

Verse ConceptsTired In ActivityHope And StrengthStaying Strong And Not Giving UpRenewalNever Giving Upgreatnesstired

{And then} when they say to you, 'On account of what [are] you groaning?' then you must say, 'On account of [the] report, for it [is] coming, and every heart will be weak and all hands will hang limp and every spirit will be disheartened, and all knees will go [like] water.' Look! It [is] coming, and it will happen!" {declares} the Lord Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsBad NewsdiscouragementWeakness, PhysicalKneesThings Like WaterLike WaterLosing CourageNo Strength LeftWhy Do You Do This?

The weak you [have] not strengthened, and the sick you [have] not healed, and {with respect to} the hurt you have not bound [them up], and you [have] not brought back the scattered, and you [have] not sought the lost, but [rather] you ruled over them with force and with ruthlessness.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofdiseasesInjuryOppression, Nature OfUnkindnessWeakness, PhysicalBones BrokenWeak AnimalsNot Seeking PeopleReinstating PeopleOppressorsJoining Flesh And BonesLording ItLost PeopleNo HealingWeakness

Bible Theasaurus

Cowardly (5 instances)
Decrepit (1 instance)
Degrading (3 instances)
Demoralizing (1 instance)
Faint (84 instances)
Feeble (165 instances)
Flimsy (2 instances)
Frail (15 instances)
Imperfect (6 instances)
Impotent (5 instances)
Infirm (27 instances)