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Weariness, a state of physical or mental fatigue, is a condition frequently addressed in the Bible, reflecting both the human experience and spiritual journey. The Scriptures provide insight into the causes, manifestations, and remedies for weariness, offering encouragement and guidance to believers.

Biblical Instances and Causes

Weariness is often depicted in the Bible as a result of physical labor, spiritual struggles, or emotional burdens. In the Old Testament, the Israelites experienced weariness during their journey through the wilderness. Deuteronomy 25:18 recounts how Amalek attacked the Israelites when they were "weary and worn out," highlighting the vulnerability that accompanies physical exhaustion.

The prophet Isaiah speaks to the weariness of those who labor without seeing immediate results. Isaiah 40:30-31 states, "Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint." This passage underscores the promise of divine renewal for those who trust in God.

In the New Testament, Jesus acknowledges the weariness of the human condition. In Matthew 11:28 , He invites the weary to find rest in Him: "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." This invitation highlights the spiritual rest and peace available through a relationship with Christ.

Spiritual Weariness

Weariness is not limited to physical exhaustion; it also encompasses spiritual fatigue. The Apostle Paul addresses this in Galatians 6:9 , urging believers not to grow weary in doing good, "for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." This encouragement speaks to the perseverance required in the Christian life, reminding believers of the eternal rewards for steadfastness.

The Psalms frequently express the psalmists' weariness in the face of trials and adversities. Psalm 6:6 captures the emotional toll of such experiences: "I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears." These honest expressions of weariness serve as a reminder that God is attentive to the cries of His people.

Divine Strength and Encouragement

The Bible offers numerous assurances of God's provision for the weary. In Isaiah 40:29 , it is written, "He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak." This promise of divine empowerment is a recurring theme, emphasizing that God is the ultimate source of strength for those who are weary.

The Psalms also provide comfort and encouragement. Psalm 23:1-3 portrays the Lord as a shepherd who "makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul." This imagery of rest and restoration reflects God's care and provision for His people.

Practical Responses to Weariness

Believers are encouraged to respond to weariness by seeking God's presence and relying on His strength. Prayer and meditation on Scripture are vital practices for renewing one's spirit. Jesus Himself modeled the importance of withdrawing to solitary places for prayer, as seen in Mark 1:35 : "Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He prayed."

Fellowship with other believers is another means of combating weariness. Hebrews 10:24-25 exhorts Christians to "consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching." Community support provides encouragement and accountability, helping believers to persevere in their faith journey.

In summary, weariness is a multifaceted experience addressed throughout the Bible. Whether physical, emotional, or spiritual, weariness is met with divine promises of strength, rest, and renewal for those who seek the Lord.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The quality or state of being weary or tried; lassitude; exhaustion of strength; fatigue.

Greek

2873. kopos -- laborious toil
... Phonetic Spelling: (kop'-os) Short Definition: trouble, toil, labor Definition:
(a) trouble, (b) toil, labor, laborious toil, involving weariness and fatigue. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2873.htm - 7k

Strong's Hebrew

3288. yeaph -- weariness, faintness
... 3287, 3288. yeaph. 3289 . weariness, faintness. Transliteration: yeaph
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-awf') Short Definition: weariness. ...
/hebrew/3288.htm - 6k

4972. mattelaah -- what a weariness
... 4971, 4972. mattelaah. 4973 . what a weariness. Transliteration: mattelaah
Phonetic Spelling: (mat-tel-aw-aw') Short Definition: weariness. ... what a weariness ...
/hebrew/4972.htm - 6k

8513. telaah -- weariness, hardship
... 8512, 8513. telaah. 8514 . weariness, hardship. Transliteration: telaah
Phonetic Spelling: (tel-aw-aw') Short Definition: hardship. ...
/hebrew/8513.htm - 6k

3024. yegiah -- wearying
... Word Origin from yaga Definition wearying NASB Word Usage wearying (1). weariness.
Feminine of yagiya'; fatigue -- weariness. see HEBREW yagiya'. 3023, 3024. ...
/hebrew/3024.htm - 6k

6313. pug -- to grow numb
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to grow numb NASB Word Usage benumbed (1), ignored
(1), stunned (1), weariness (1). cease, be feeble, faint, be slacked. ...
/hebrew/6313.htm - 5k

8443. toaphah -- eminence
... error, hinder. From ya'aph; (only in plural collective) weariness, ie (by implication)
toil (treasure so obtained) or speed -- plenty, strength. ...
/hebrew/8443.htm - 6k

Library

Thou Knowest, Lord, the Weariness and Sorrow
... III. SACRAMENTS AND RITES Visitation 402. Thou knowest, Lord, the weariness and
sorrow. ... Jane Borthwick, 1859. Thou knowest, Lord, the weariness and sorrow. ...
/.../visitation 402 thou knowest lord.htm

Religion a Weariness to the Natural Man.
... SERMON II. Religion a Weariness to the Natural Man. ... 1. "Religion is a weariness,"
alas! so feel even children before they can well express their meaning. ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol vii/sermon ii religion a weariness.htm

Of the Attainment of Cheerfulness in the Duty of Catechising, and ...
... Chapter 10."Of the Attainment of Cheerfulness in the Duty of Catechising, and
of Various Causes Producing Weariness in the Catechumen. 14. ...
/.../on the catechising of the uninstructed/chapter 10 of the attainment of.htm

Of the Remedy for the Fourth Source of Weariness.
... Chapter 13."Of the Remedy for the Fourth Source of Weariness. 18. But
in good truth it is a serious demand to make upon us, to ...
/.../on the catechising of the uninstructed/chapter 13 of the remedy for.htm

Of the Remedy for the Second Source of Weariness.
... Chapter 11."Of the Remedy for the Second Source of Weariness. 16. If, however,
it is rather our desire to read or hear such things ...
/.../on the catechising of the uninstructed/chapter 11 of the remedy for.htm

Of the Remedy against the Fifth and Sixth Sources of Weariness.
... Chapter 14."Of the Remedy Against the Fifth and Sixth Sources of Weariness.
20. If, again, your spirit has been broken by the ...
/.../on the catechising of the uninstructed/chapter 14 of the remedy against.htm

Of the Remedy for the Third Source of Weariness.
... Chapter 12."Of the Remedy for the Third Source of Weariness. 17. Once
more, however, we often feel it very wearisome to go over ...
/.../on the catechising of the uninstructed/chapter 12 of the remedy for.htm

That to Work is not a Matter of Pain and Weariness to God.
... II."From the Books on Nature. V. That to Work is Not a Matter of Pain
and Weariness to God. Now to work, and administer, and do ...
//christianbookshelf.org/dionysius/the works of dionysius/v that to work is.htm

On the Catechising of the Uninstructed
... Chapter 10.--Of the Attainment of Cheerfulness in the Duty of Catechising,
and of Various Causes Producing Weariness in the Catechumen. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/on the catechising of the uninstructed/

Christ Stills the Storm on the Lake of Galilee.
... It was this, rather than weariness after a long day's working, which led
to the resolve to pass to the other side. To merely physical ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xxiv christ stills the.htm

Thesaurus

Weariness (44 Occurrences)
...Weariness (44 Occurrences). ... (BBE). 2 Corinthians 5:2 For in this we are crying in
weariness, greatly desiring to be clothed with our house from heaven: (BBE). ...
/w/weariness.htm - 19k

Tired (51 Occurrences)
... 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). ...
/t/tired.htm - 21k

Undergone (20 Occurrences)
... BBE). Revelation 2:3 And you have the power of waiting, and have undergone
trouble because of my name, without weariness. (BBE). Joshua ...
/u/undergone.htm - 12k

Weary (77 Occurrences)
... strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued. 2. (superl.) Causing weariness;
tiresome. 3. (superl.) Having one's patience, relish ...
/w/weary.htm - 29k

Wearisome (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Causing weariness; tiresome; tedious; as, a wearisome
march; a wearisome day's work; a wearisome book. Multi-Version Concordance ...
/w/wearisome.htm - 7k

Faint (76 Occurrences)
... 40:30, 31 Jeremiah 2:24; Jeremiah 51:58, 64 Habakkuk 2:13, as also in Judges 8:15,
meaning in all cases the faintness or exhaustion of fatigue or weariness. ...
/f/faint.htm - 38k

Rest (831 Occurrences)
... (1.) Gr. katapausis, equivalent to the Hebrew word noah (Hebrews 4:1). (2.)
Gr. anapausis, "rest from weariness" (Matthew 11:28). (3.) Gr. ...
/r/rest.htm - 47k

Massa (4 Occurrences)
... from Massa. The man says: I am full of weariness, O God, I am full of weariness;
O God, I have come to an end: (BBE RSV). Proverbs ...
/m/massa.htm - 8k

Overcome (300 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Mark 8:3 If I send them away to their houses with no food, they will be overcome
by weariness on the way; and some of them have come from far. (BBE). ...
/o/overcome.htm - 36k

Stream (96 Occurrences)
... (BBE). 1 Samuel 30:10 And David, with four hundred men, went on: but two hundred
of them were overcome with weariness, and not able to go across the stream. ...
/s/stream.htm - 42k

Resources

What does it mean to not grow weary in doing good (Galatians 6:9)? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about giving up? | GotQuestions.org

Can Christians live their best life now? | GotQuestions.org

Weariness: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Weariness (44 Occurrences)

Mark 8:3
If I send them away to their houses with no food, they will be overcome by weariness on the way; and some of them have come from far.
(BBE)

2 Corinthians 4:16
For which cause we do not give way to weariness; but though our outer man is getting feebler, our inner man is made new day by day.
(BBE)

2 Corinthians 5:2
For in this we are crying in weariness, greatly desiring to be clothed with our house from heaven:
(BBE)

2 Corinthians 5:4
For truly, we who are in this tent do give out cries of weariness, for the weight of care which is on us; not because we are desiring to be free from the body, but so that we may have our new body, and death may be overcome by life.
(BBE)

2 Corinthians 11:27
In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
(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)

Revelation 2:3
And you have the power of waiting, and have undergone trouble because of my name, without weariness.
(BBE)

Genesis 27:46
Then Rebekah said to Isaac, My life is a weariness to me because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from among the daughters of Heth, such as these, the women of this land, of what use will my life be to me?
(BBE)

Exodus 18:23
If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.
(BBE)

Numbers 21:4
Then they went on from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, going round the land of Edom: and the spirit of the people was overcome with weariness on the way.
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 28:65
And even among these nations there will be no peace for you, and no rest for your feet: but the Lord will give you there a shaking heart and wasting eyes and weariness of soul:
(BBE)

Judges 4:21
Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent-pin and a hammer and went up to him quietly, driving the pin into his head, and it went through his head into the earth, for he was in a deep sleep from weariness; and so he came to his end.
(BBE DBY RSV)

Judges 8:4
Then Gideon came to Jordan and went over it with his three hundred, overcome with weariness and in need of food.
(BBE)

Judges 8:5
And he said to the men of Succoth, Give bread cakes to my people, for they are overcome with weariness, and I am going on after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.
(BBE)

Judges 8:15
So he came to the men of Succoth and said, Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, on account of whom you made sport of me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna even now in your hand, that we are to give bread to your army who are overcome with weariness?
(BBE)

1 Samuel 30:10
And David, with four hundred men, went on: but two hundred of them were overcome with weariness, and not able to go across the stream.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 30:21
And David came to the two hundred men, who because of weariness had not gone with him, but were waiting at the stream Besor: and they went out, meeting David and the people who were with him; and when they came near them, they said, How are you?
(BBE)

2 Samuel 16:2
And David said to Ziba, What is your reason for this? And Ziba said, The asses are for the use of the king's people, and the bread and the fruit are food for the young men; and the wine is for drink for those who are overcome by weariness in the waste land.
(BBE)

Job 4:2
If one says a word, will it be a weariness to you? but who is able to keep from saying what is in his mind?
(BBE)

Job 4:5
But now it has come on you and it is a weariness to you; you are touched by it and your mind is troubled.
(BBE)

Job 7:3
So I have for my heritage months of pain to no purpose, and nights of weariness are given to me.
(BBE)

Job 7:20
If I have done wrong, what have I done to you, O keeper of men? why have you made me a mark for your blows, so that I am a weariness to myself?
(BBE)

Job 16:7
But now he has overcome me with weariness and fear, and I am in the grip of all my trouble.
(BBE)

Psalms 6:6
The voice of my sorrow is a weariness to me; all the night I make my bed wet with weeping; it is watered by the drops flowing from my eyes.
(BBE)

Psalms 68:9
You, O God, did freely send the rain, giving strength to the weariness of your heritage.
(BBE)

Psalms 73:16
When my thoughts were turned to see the reason of this, it was a weariness in my eyes;
(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.
(See NAS)

Psalms 119:82
My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort?
(BBE)

Proverbs 13:12
Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
(BBE)

Proverbs 26:15
The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.
(BBE)

Proverbs 30:1
The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, from Massa. The man says: I am full of weariness, O God, I am full of weariness; O God, I have come to an end:
(BBE)

Ecclesiastes 1:8
All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE RSV)

Ecclesiastes 10:15
The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.
(BBE)

Ecclesiastes 12:12
Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Isaiah 1:11
What use to me is the number of the offerings which you give me? says the Lord; your burned offerings of sheep, and the best parts of fat cattle, are a weariness to me; I take no pleasure in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
(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.
(BBE)

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)

Isaiah 49:4
And I said, I have undergone weariness for nothing, I have given my strength for no purpose or profit: but still the Lord will take up my cause, and my God will give me my reward.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 51:64
And you are to say, So Babylon will go down, never to be lifted up again, because of the evil which I will send on her: and weariness will overcome them. So far, these are the words of Jeremiah.
(BBE)

Lamentations 3:5
He hath built up against me, And setteth round poverty and weariness.
(YLT)

Lamentations 5:5
Our attackers are on our necks: overcome with weariness, we have no rest.
(BBE)

Daniel 9:21
Even while I was still in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at first when my weariness was great, put his hand on me about the time of the evening offering.
(BBE NAS)

Micah 6:3
O my people, what have I done to you? how have I been a weariness to you? give answer against me.
(BBE)

Malachi 1:13
You say also,'Behold, what a weariness it is!' and you have sniffed at it," says Yahweh of Armies; "and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?" says Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Subtopics

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