6 occurrences in 5 translations

'Strained' in the Bible

And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesInjuryTouchWeakness, PhysicalDislocatingThighsTouching To HarmWrestlingmuscles

Then Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" He strained with all his strength until the building collapsed on the officials and every person in it. As a result, the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he killed during his lifetime.

Verse ConceptsBurials, Places OfTypes Of ChristResigned To DeathMercy Killings

We were pregnant, we strained, we gave birth, as it were, to wind. We cannot produce deliverance on the earth; people to populate the world are not born.

Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWindBirth Not Being PossibleHaving A Babydeliverancechildbearing

“They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns,They have strained themselves to no profit.But be ashamed of your harvestBecause of the fierce anger of the Lord.”

Verse ConceptsHarvestProfitsSin, Effects OfSowing And ReapingThornsWheatUnprofitable SinsNot Reaping What You SowToiling In Vain

Wild donkeys stand on the hilltops and pant for breath like jackals. Their eyes are strained looking for food, because there is none to be found."

Verse ConceptsFamine, Characteristics OfHaving No BreathWild Donkeys

Bible Theasaurus

Constrained (12 instances)
Distort (6 instances)
Extend (105 instances)
Filter (1 instance)
Forced (142 instances)
Labored (35 instances)
Laboured (34 instances)
Sieve (2 instances)
Strain (5 instances)
Strained (6 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
διῦλίζω 
Diulizo 
strain at
Usage: 0

American Standard Version Public Domain

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible