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In the biblical context, the concept of being "tired" or experiencing fatigue is addressed both physically and spiritually. The Bible acknowledges the human condition of weariness and provides guidance and encouragement for those who are tired.

Physical Tiredness:

Physical tiredness is a common human experience, often resulting from labor, travel, or the burdens of daily life. In the Old Testament, we see examples of physical exhaustion. For instance, in Genesis 25:29-30, Esau returns from the field "famished" and weary, leading to the significant event of selling his birthright for a meal. This narrative highlights the vulnerability that can accompany physical exhaustion.

In the New Testament, Jesus Himself experienced physical tiredness. In John 4:6, it is recorded, "Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, worn out from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour." This passage illustrates Jesus' humanity and His ability to empathize with our physical limitations.

Spiritual Tiredness:

Spiritual tiredness, or weariness of the soul, is also addressed in Scripture. The burdens of sin, the trials of life, and the struggle against spiritual forces can lead to a sense of spiritual fatigue. The prophet Isaiah speaks to this condition, offering hope and renewal: "He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak" (Isaiah 40:29).

Jesus extends an invitation to those who are spiritually weary in Matthew 11:28-30: "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." This passage emphasizes the rest and peace found in Christ, contrasting the heavy burdens of the world with the lightness of His yoke.

Rest and Renewal:

The Bible offers principles for rest and renewal, both physically and spiritually. The Sabbath, instituted in the Ten Commandments, is a day of rest and worship, reflecting God's own rest after creation (Exodus 20:8-11). This day serves as a reminder of the importance of rest in the rhythm of life.

Furthermore, the Psalms often speak to the renewal of strength and spirit. Psalm 23:1-3 declares, "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul." This imagery of rest and restoration underscores God's provision and care for His people.

Encouragement for the Weary:

Believers are encouraged to find strength in the Lord during times of weariness. Galatians 6:9 exhorts, "Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." This encouragement to persevere is echoed in 2 Thessalonians 3:13, urging believers to continue in good works despite fatigue.

In summary, the Bible acknowledges the reality of tiredness and provides both practical and spiritual guidance for those who are weary. Through rest, reliance on God, and the hope of renewal, believers are equipped to face the challenges of fatigue with faith and perseverance.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Tire.

2. (a.) Weary; fatigued; exhausted.

Greek

3636. okneros -- shrinking, timid, hence idle, lazy, troublesome
... troublesome.' It is the vexation arising from weary waiting, and which appears in
the middle English irken (to tire or to become tired), cognate with the Latin ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3636.htm - 7k

Strong's Hebrew

3021. yaga -- to toil, grow or be weary
... root Definition to toil, grow or be weary NASB Word Usage become weary (1), get
tired (1), labor (1), labored (4), tired (3), toil (4), toiled (1), wearied (4 ...
/hebrew/3021.htm - 6k

3811. laah -- to be weary or impatient
... root Definition to be weary or impatient NASB Word Usage become impatient (1),
exhausted (1), find difficulty (1), impatient (1), parched (1), tired (2), try ...
/hebrew/3811.htm - 6k

6973. quts -- to feel a loathing, abhorrence, or sickening dread
... root Definition to feel a loathing, abhorrence, or sickening dread NASB Word Usage
abhorred (2), dread (3), loathe (2), terrorize (1), tired (1). ...
/hebrew/6973.htm - 6k

3019. yagia -- weary
... Word Origin from yaga Definition weary NASB Word Usage weary (1). weary. From yaga';
tired -- weary. see HEBREW yaga'. 3018, 3019. yagia. 3020 . ...
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3023. yagea -- weary, wearisome
... full of labor, weary. From yaga'; tired; hence (transitive) tiresome -- full of
labour, weary. see HEBREW yaga'. 3022, 3023. yagea. 3024 . Strong's Numbers
/hebrew/3023.htm - 6k

Library

For Tired Workers
... The Treasury of Sacred Song. Book First CCCLXXXIV FOR TIRED WORKERS. CC Fraser-Tytler.
We look around, the murky sky is still; No answering sunbeam pierces. ...
/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/ccclxxxiv for tired workers.htm

The Tired Child.
... THE TIRED CHILD. Ach, Gott, es taugt doch draussen nicht. Ah God! The world
hath nought to please; One loses strength and light and peace. ...
/.../winkworth/christian singers of germany/the tired child.htm

Aubrey Leigh was a Man who had Chosen his Own Way of Life...
... He did not know what ailed him,"but he grew tired"tired of books"tired of
music"tired of sifting the perplexing yet enchanting riddles of science ...
/.../corelli/the master-christian/xviii aubrey leigh was a.htm

During These Various Changes in the Lives of those with whom He ...
... He shuddered as he saw this, and half-closed his eyes with a deep sigh.
"Tired"tired!" said a thin clear voice beside him. "Always tired! ...
/.../corelli/the master-christian/xxxv during these various changes.htm

Our Fellow.
... Jesus got tired. Could there be a closer touch! ... And the sleep was like that of a
very tired man, so sound that the wild storm did not wake Him up. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks about jesus/our fellow.htm

A Day Off.
... (Mark vi:30-34.) A Day off. One morning toward the end, in the midst of His
busiest campaigning, Jesus was very tired. ... They were tired too. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/a day off.htm

The Compassion of Jesus
... Then the statement that they had fainted; literally it is, "they were tired." Then
they were described as sheep, the only animal known which in its wandering ...
//christianbookshelf.org/chapman/and judas iscariot/the compassion of jesus.htm

Christ among the Common Things of Life
... the Sea of Tiberias, just as the morning mist lifted, and watched a single
brown-sailed fishing-boat making for the shore, and the tired fishermen dragging ...
/.../various/the worlds great sermons volume 10/dawson christ among the.htm

At Dilligen
... "But you can't go on this evening. You must be dreadfully tired.". Yes, he was
tired, but not so tired that he could not go to Dillingen. ...
/.../greater things the story of saint stanislaus kostka /chapter xi at dilligen.htm

On the First and Second Commandments of the Church
... Some excuse themselves from going to Mass because they are too tired to rise in
the morning. ... Was our Blessed Lord not tired when He carried His Cross? ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 35 on the first.htm

Thesaurus

Tired (51 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Tired (51 Occurrences). Matthew 26:43 He came and
again found them asleep, for they were very tired. (WEY BBE). ...
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Tire (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Tire (5 Occurrences). 2 Thessalonians 3:13 And you,
my brothers, do not get tired of well-doing. (Root in BBE NIV). ...
/t/tire.htm - 9k

Weary (77 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) Having the strength exhausted by toil or
exertion; worn out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued. ...
/w/weary.htm - 29k

Weariness (44 Occurrences)
... (KJV BBE WBS). Galatians 6:9 And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the
right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness. (BBE). ...
/w/weariness.htm - 19k

Tires (3 Occurrences)

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Sad (73 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Sated; satisfied; weary; tired. ... Job 10:1 My soul is tired of life; I
will let my sad thoughts go free in words; my soul will make a bitter outcry. ...
/s/sad.htm - 27k

Attack (221 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 25:18 How, meeting you on the way, he made an attack on you when you
were tired and without strength, cutting off all the feeble ones at the end of ...
/a/attack.htm - 37k

Grow (139 Occurrences)
... has it not come to your ears? The eternal God, the Lord, the Maker of the ends of
the earth, is never feeble or tired; there is no searching out of his wisdom. ...
/g/grow.htm - 34k

Feeble (147 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Hebrews 12:3 Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of
sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose. ...
/f/feeble.htm - 38k

Vigorous (9 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 40:30 Even the young men will become feeble and tired, and the best
of them will come to the end of his strength; (See NAS). ...
/v/vigorous.htm - 9k

Resources

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Tired (51 Occurrences)

Matthew 26:43
He came and again found them asleep, for they were very tired.
(WEY BBE)

Mark 14:40
When He returned He again found them asleep, for they were very tired; and they knew not how to answer Him.
(WEY BBE)

Luke 18:1
And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
(BBE)

Luke 18:5
Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.
(BBE)

John 4:6
Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
(WEB WEY BBE NIV)

Acts 24:4
But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.
(BBE)

1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;
(BBE)

Galatians 6:9
And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.
(BBE)

2 Thessalonians 3:13
And you, my brothers, do not get tired of well-doing.
(BBE)

Hebrews 12:3
Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.
(BBE)

Genesis 19:11
But the men who were outside the door they made blind, all of them, small and great, so that they were tired out with looking for the door.
(BBE)

Genesis 27:46
Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good will my life do me?"
(See NAS)

Exodus 17:12
But Moses' hands became tired; so they put a stone under him and he took his seat on it, Aaron and Hur supporting his hands, one on one side and one on the other; so his hands were kept up without falling till the sun went down.
(BBE NIV)

Numbers 11:20
But every day for a month, till you are tired of it, turning from it in disgust: because you have gone against the Lord who is with you, and have been weeping before him saying, Why did we come out of Egypt?
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 8:4
Through all these forty years your clothing did not get old or your feet become tired.
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 25:18
How, meeting you on the way, he made an attack on you when you were tired and without strength, cutting off all the feeble ones at the end of your line; and the fear of God was not in him.
(BBE)

Joshua 7:3
Then they came back to Joshua and said to him, Do not send all the people up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and make an attack on Ai; there is no need for all the people to be tired with the journey there, for it is only a small town.
(BBE)

Judges 16:16
It happened, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul was troubled to death.
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 16:14
And the king and his people came tired to Jordan, and took their rest there.
(BBE)

2 Samuel 17:2
And I will come up with him when he is tired and feeble, and make him full of fear: and all the people with him will go in flight; and I will make an attack on the king only:
(BBE)

2 Samuel 17:29
and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people who were with him, to eat: for they said, "The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness."
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 23:10
He was with David and went on fighting the Philistines till his hand became tired and stiff from gripping his sword: and that day the Lord gave a great salvation, and the people came back after him only to take the goods of the Philistines.
(BBE NIV)

2 Kings 9:30
When Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV)

Nehemiah 9:21
Truly, for forty years you were their support in the waste land, and they were in need of nothing; their clothing did not get old or their feet become tired.
(BBE)

Job 10:1
My soul is tired of life; I will let my sad thoughts go free in words; my soul will make a bitter outcry.
(BBE)

Job 22:7
You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.
(BBE)

Psalms 69:3
I am tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.
(BBE)

Psalms 77:2
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn't get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.
(WEB)

Proverbs 25:17
Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
(BBE)

Proverbs 25:25
As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
(BBE)

Isaiah 1:5
Why will you have more and more punishment? why keep on in your evil ways? Every head is tired and every heart is feeble.
(BBE)

Isaiah 5:27
There is no weariness among them, and no man is feeble-footed: they come without resting or sleeping, and the cord of their shoes is not broken.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 28:12
To whom he said, This is the rest, give rest to him who is tired; and by this you may get new strength; but they would not give ear.
(BBE)

Isaiah 40:28
Have you no knowledge of it? has it not come to your ears? The eternal God, the Lord, the Maker of the ends of the earth, is never feeble or tired; there is no searching out of his wisdom.
(BBE NAS NIV)

Isaiah 40:30
Even the young men will become feeble and tired, and the best of them will come to the end of his strength;
(BBE NAS NIV)

Isaiah 40:31
But those who are waiting for the Lord will have new strength; they will get wings like eagles: running, they will not be tired, and walking, they will have no weariness.
(BBE NAS)

Isaiah 43:23
You have not made me burned offerings of sheep, or given me honour with your offerings of beasts; I did not make you servants to give me an offering, and I did not make you tired with requests for perfumes.
(BBE)

Isaiah 43:24
You have not got me sweet-smelling plants with your money, or given me pleasure with the fat of your offerings: but you have made me a servant to your sins, and you have made me tired with your evil doings.
(BBE)

Isaiah 46:1
Bel is bent down, Nebo is falling; their images are on the beasts and on the cattle: the things which you took about have become a weight to the tired beast.
(BBE)

Isaiah 57:10
You were tired with your long journeys; but you did not say, There is no hope: you got new strength, and so you were not feeble.
(BBE NAS)

Jeremiah 2:24
An untrained ass, used to the waste land, breathing up the wind in her desire; at her time, who is able to send her away? all those who are looking for her will have no need to make themselves tired; in her month they will get her.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 6:11
For this reason I am full of the wrath of the Lord, I am tired of keeping it in: may it be let loose on the children in the street, and on the band of the young men together: for even the husband with his wife will be taken, the old man with him who is full of days.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 12:5
If running with the fighting-men has made you tired, how will you be able to keep up with horses? and if in a land of peace you go in flight, what will become of you in the thick growth of Jordan?
(BBE NAS)

Jeremiah 12:13
They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 15:6
You have given me up, says the Lord, you have gone back: so my hand is stretched out against you for your destruction; I am tired of changing my purpose.
(BBE NAS)

Jeremiah 20:9
And if I say, I will not keep him in mind, I will not say another word in his name; then it is in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am tired of keeping myself in, I am not able to do it.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 31:25
For I have given new strength to the tired soul and to every sorrowing soul in full measure.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 45:3
You said, Sorrow is mine! for the Lord has given me sorrow in addition to my pain; I am tired with the sound of my sorrow, and I get no rest.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 24:12
I have made myself tired to no purpose: still all the waste which is in her has not come out, it has an evil smell.
(BBE)

Zechariah 11:8
And in one month I put an end to the three keepers of the flock; for my soul was tired of them, and their souls were disgusted with me.
(BBE)

Malachi 2:17
You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?
(BBE)

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