66 verses contain “Heavy” (in the KJV: 52, in the BSB: 37) — showing 1–66
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But Moses’ hands were
heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat
thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.
Thou
wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too
heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it
thyself alone.
Surely you and these people with you will wear
yourselves out, because the task is too
heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too
burdensome for me.
Or with any stone,
wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his
harm:
or without looking drops a
heavy stone that kills him, but he was not an enemy and did not intend to
harm him,
Thou shalt not have in thy
bag divers weights, a great and a small.
You shall not have two differing weights in your
bag, one
heavy and one light.
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck
brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and
heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
As soon as the ark of God was mentioned,
Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and
heavy, he broke his neck and died. And
Eli had judged Israel forty years.
But the hand of the LORD was
heavy upon them of
Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and
smote them with
emerods, even
Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
Now the hand of the LORD was
heavy on the people of
Ashdod and its vicinity,
ravaging them and
afflicting them with tumors.
And when the men of
Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not
abide with us: for his hand is
sore upon us, and upon
Dagon our god.
And when the men of
Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is
heavy upon us and upon our god
Dagon.”
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it
slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very
heavy there.
Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had
pervaded the city; the hand of God was
heavy upon it.
And when he
polled his head, (for it was at every year’s end that he
polled it: because the hair was
heavy on him, therefore he
polled it:) he
weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king’s weight.
And when he cut the hair of his head—he
shaved it every year because his hair got so
heavy—he would
weigh it out to be two hundred shekels, according to the royal standard.
Thy father made our yoke
grievous: now therefore make thou the
grievous service of thy father, and his
heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
“Your father put a
heavy yoke on us. But now you should
lighten the burden of your father’s service and the
heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke
heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s
waist!
And now whereas my father did
lade you with a
heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath
chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions.
Whereas my father burdened you with a
heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father
scourged you with whips, I will
scourge you with scorpions.’”
And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke
heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also
chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions.
and spoke to them as the young men had
advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke
heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father
scourged you with whips, I will
scourge you with scorpions.”
And it was so, when
Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of
Jeroboam; why feignest thou
thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with
heavy tidings.
So when
Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, “Come in, wife of
Jeroboam! Why are you
disguised? For I have been sent to you with bad news.
And
Elijah said unto
Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
And
Elijah said to
Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a
heavy rain.”
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And
Ahab rode, and went to
Jezreel.
Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a
heavy rain began to fall. So
Ahab rode away and went to
Jezreel.
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
Sullen and
angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.
And
Ahab came into his house
heavy and displeased because of the word which
Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
So
Ahab went to his palace,
sullen and
angry because
Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.
Thy father made our yoke
grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the
grievous servitude of thy father, and his
heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
“Your father put a
heavy yoke on us. But now you should
lighten the burden of your father’s service and the
heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke
heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s
waist!
For whereas my father put a
heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father
chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions.
Whereas my father burdened you with a
heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father
scourged you with whips, I will
scourge you with scorpions.’”
And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke
heavy, but I will add
thereto: my father
chastised you with whips, but I will
chastise you with scorpions.
and spoke to them as the young men had
advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke
heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father
scourged you with whips, I will
scourge you with scorpions.”
Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the
twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God,
trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the
twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God,
trembling regarding this matter and because of the
heavy rain.
Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the
bondage was
heavy upon this people.
Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food
allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so
heavy.
Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
Surely no fear of me should
terrify you; nor will my hand be
heavy upon you.
For day and night thy hand was
heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the
drought of summer.
Selah.
For day and night Your hand was
heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat.
Selah For mine
iniquities are gone over mine head: as an
heavy burden they are too
heavy for me.
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as
vinegar upon
nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an
heavy heart.
Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or
vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a
heavy heart.
A stone is
heavy, and the sand
weighty; but a
fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
A stone is
heavy and sand is a burden, but
aggravation from a
fool outweighs them both.
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this
sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised
therewith.
And I set my mind to seek and
explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a
heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears
heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be
healed.
Make the hearts of this people calloused;
deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be
healed.”
The earth shall
reel to and
fro like a
drunkard, and shall be removed like a
cottage; and the
transgression thereof shall be
heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
The earth
staggers like a
drunkard and sways like a
shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.
Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is
heavy: his lips are full of
indignation, and his tongue as a
devouring fire:
Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from
afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of
fury, and His tongue is like a
consuming fire.
Bel boweth down,
Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were
heavy loaden; they are a burden to the
weary beast.
I was
wroth with my people, I have
polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou
didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very
heavily laid thy yoke.
I was
angry with My people; I
profaned My
heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most
heavy yoke.
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to
undo the
heavy burdens, and to let the
oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to
untie the cords of the yoke, to set the
oppressed free and
tear off every yoke?
Behold, the LORD’S hand is not
shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear
heavy, that it cannot hear:
Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall
howl for
vexation of spirit.
My servants will
shout for joy with a
glad heart, but you will cry out with a
heavy heart and
wail with a broken spirit.
He hath
hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain
heavy.
He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has
weighed me down with chains.
The ships of
Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou
wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?
Now as for you, son of man, tell the house of Israel that this is what they have said: ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy upon us, and we are wasting away because of them! How can we live?’
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a
burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a
heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would
heave it away will be severely injured.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Come to Me, all you who are
weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
For they bind
heavy burdens and
grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
They
tie up
heavy,
burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
And he came and found them
asleep again: for their eyes were
heavy.
And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping—for their eyes were heavy.
And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be
sore amazed, and to be very
heavy;
He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
And when he returned, he found them
asleep again, (for their eyes were
heavy,) neither
wist they what to answer him.
And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping—for their eyes were heavy. And they did not know what to answer Him.
But Peter and they that were with him were
heavy with sleep: and when they were
awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they
awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.
And he said,
Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye
lade men with burdens
grievous to be borne, and ye
yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
“
Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “You
weigh men down with
heavy burdens, but you
yourselves will not lift a finger to
lighten their load.
But the heathen of the land lying
heavy upon the inhabitants of
Judea, and holding them strait, hindered their building;
And as soon as I had heard these things, I rent my clothes, and the holy garment, and pulled off the hair from off my head and
beard, and sat me down
sad and very
heavy.
And in the second night it came to pass, that Salathiel the captain of the people came unto me, saying, Where hast thou been? and why is thy countenance so heavy?
And for thine inheritance, for whose cause I
mourn; and for Israel, for whom I am
heavy; and for Jacob, for whose sake I am troubled;
Be of good comfort, O Israel; and be not heavy, thou house of Jacob:
And set aside the thoughts that are most
heavy unto thee, and
haste thee to
flee from these times.
For neither might the corner that held them keep them from fear: but noises as of waters falling down sounded about them, and
sad visions appeared unto them with
heavy countenances.
Over them only was spread an
heavy night, an image of that darkness which should afterward receive them: but yet were they unto themselves more
grievous than the darkness.
A wicked woman abateth the courage, maketh an heavy countenance and a wounded heart: a woman that will not comfort her husband in distress maketh weak hands and feeble knees.
Set him to work, as is fit for him: if he be not
obedient, put on more
heavy fetters.
Great
travail is created for every man, and an
heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam, from the day that they go out of their mother’s
womb, till the day that they return to the mother of all things.
And as touching the evils that
Demetrius doeth to the Jews, we have written unto him, saying, Wherefore thou made thy yoke
heavy upon our friends and confederates the Jews?
And at Garizim,
Andronicus; and besides,
Menelaus, who worse than all the rest bare an
heavy hand over the citizens, having a
malicious mind against his countrymen the Jews.