Dizziness
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Dizziness, a sensation of lightheadedness or vertigo, is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible. However, the concept can be related to various biblical themes and passages that address physical ailments, spiritual disorientation, and the need for divine guidance and healing.

Physical Ailments and Healing

In the Bible, physical ailments are often seen as opportunities for God's power to be demonstrated through healing. While dizziness itself is not specifically mentioned, the Bible records numerous instances of Jesus and the apostles healing various diseases and infirmities. For example, Matthew 4:24 states, "News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them." This passage highlights the comprehensive nature of Jesus' healing ministry, which would encompass all forms of physical distress, including symptoms like dizziness.

Spiritual Disorientation

Dizziness can also metaphorically represent spiritual disorientation or confusion. The Bible frequently uses imagery of stumbling or losing one's way to describe a lack of spiritual clarity or direction. Proverbs 4:19 states, "But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble." This verse suggests that spiritual disorientation is akin to physical stumbling, a state from which one needs deliverance and guidance.

Divine Guidance and Stability

The Bible emphasizes the importance of seeking God's guidance to maintain spiritual and physical stability. Psalm 18:36 declares, "You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way." This imagery of a secure path provided by God can be seen as an antidote to the instability and disorientation that dizziness represents. Trusting in God's wisdom and direction is portrayed as a means to avoid the pitfalls of confusion and uncertainty.

Prayer and Trust in God

In times of physical or spiritual distress, the Bible encourages believers to turn to prayer and trust in God. James 5:14-15 instructs, "Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick." This passage underscores the power of prayer and faith in seeking healing and restoration, whether the ailment is physical, like dizziness, or spiritual.

Conclusion

While dizziness is not directly addressed in the Bible, the principles of seeking divine healing, maintaining spiritual clarity, and relying on God's guidance are applicable to those experiencing such symptoms. The biblical narrative consistently points to God's sovereignty and compassion in addressing the needs of His people, both physically and spiritually.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(n.) Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.
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Christ Crucified and Buried.
... A death by crucifixion seems to include all that pain and death can have of the
horrible and ghastly"dizziness, cramp, thirst, starvation, sleeplessness ...
/.../the new testament commentary vol iii john/christ crucified and buried.htm

Defence of the Council's Phrases, "From the Essence," and "One in ...
... this change of mind they kept in quiet and retirement [874] ; but since the present
party, in the fresh arrogance of irreligion, and in dizziness about the ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/chapter v defence of the councils.htm

The Passage Where He Attacks the Omoousion, and the Contention in ...
... story? How is one begotten by oneself, having oneself for father, and becoming
one's own son? What dizziness and delusion is here? It ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 34 the passage where.htm

Hebrews i. 1, 2
... by how many steps he led them up, and placed them near the very summit of religion,
and then or ever they grow giddy, and are seized with dizziness, how he ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily i hebrews i 1.htm

Letter xiv. Dress.
... faintness, impeded circulation, producing listlessness and languor; and inclination
of the blood to the head, producing headache and distressing dizziness. ...
/.../newcomb/a practical directory for young christian females/letter xiv dress.htm

Evil Habits and Injurious Indulgences.
... lungs. Sometimes after long smoking, a sudden sensation of dizziness,
with a momentary loss of consciousness is experienced. At ...
//christianbookshelf.org/orr/the gospel day /chapter xiv evil habits and.htm

The Pilgrim's Progress
... this place doth much spew out its filth, as it doth against change of weather, these
steps are hardly seen; or if they be, men, through the dizziness of their ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the pilgrims progress.htm

John ii. 23
... For nothing causes such dizziness [633] as human reasoning, all whose words are
of earth, and which cannot endure to be enlightened from above. ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xxiv john ii 23.htm

Letter x. The Preservation of Health.
... with risings of food; uneasy or burning sensations of the stomach; acidity; and
these symptoms are often succeeded by headache and dizziness or vertigo. ...
/.../letter x the preservation of.htm

Death.
... units'"Then, I think, the Psalmist would have replied, as soon as he had"like Socrates
of old in a like case"recovered from the 'dizziness' caused by an ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/westminster sermons/sermon xviii death.htm

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Dizziness (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head;
vertigo. Multi-Version Concordance Dizziness (1 Occurrence). ...
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Swimming (8 Occurrences)
... 5. (a.) Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming brain. 6. (n.)
Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Do (21637 Occurrences)

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Di-zahab (1 Occurrence)
Di-zahab. Di'-zahab, Di-zahab. Dizziness . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
DI-ZAHAB. ... (ASV JPS YLT). Di'-zahab, Di-zahab. Dizziness . Reference Bible.
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Isaiah 19:14
Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
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