4 occurrences in 12 translations

'Wretched' in the Bible

“You have taken a firm hold on me and have shriveled me up,It has become a witness [against me];And my leanness [and infirmity] rises up [as evidence] against me,It testifies to my face [about my guilt].

Verse ConceptsDiseases, Kinds OfPeople WitheredThin Bodies

In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.

Verse ConceptsDistressFamine ComingFamine Will Come

[The] blessing of [the] wretched came upon me, and I caused [the] widow's heart to sing for joy.

Verse ConceptsWidowsPeople BlessingRejoicing Over Justice

"A wretched crowd ambushes me to my right; they trip my feet; they build up their path of calamity for me.

Verse ConceptsRight Sides

Bible Theasaurus

Despicable (12 instances)
Miserable (24 instances)
Pathetic (1 instance)
Pitiable (4 instances)
Pitiful (6 instances)
Woeful (3 instances)
Worthless (150 instances)
Wretched (22 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
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ταλαίπωρος 
Talaiporos 
Usage: 1

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