3 occurrences in 10 translations

'Severe' in the Bible

And the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, and he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not.

Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine Hundredvulnerability

When she came up to the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone—she is in severe anguish, and the Lord has hidden it from me. He hasn’t told me.”

Verse ConceptsGraspingLeave Them AloneGod's Things ConcealedMan Of God

By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that the people of the land had no food.

Bible Theasaurus

Absolute (36 instances)
Arrogant (125 instances)
Dangerous (24 instances)
Exacting (9 instances)
Grievous (70 instances)
Harsh (38 instances)
Haughty (38 instances)
Serious (65 instances)
Severe (97 instances)
Stark (4 instances)
Stern (11 instances)
Terrible (200 instances)

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