5 occurrences

'Grievous' in the Bible

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

Verse ConceptsUnhappinessOutcry

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

And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid. In all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice. For in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamProphecies Concerning ChristPay Attention To People!sarah

and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.

And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

Verse ConceptsMourningMourning DeathBeyond Jordan

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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