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anguish

Meaning of “anguish”

Extreme distress, pain, grief, or oppressive trouble of body, mind, spirit, or heart.

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KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Webster 1828
17 occurrences17 verses12 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 42:21

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Job 7:11
Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
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1611 witness · Job 7:11 · retained source text

Therefore I will not refraine my mouth, I wil speake in the anguish of my spirit, I will complaine in the bitternesse of my soule.

Job 15:24
Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
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1611 witness · Job 15:24 · retained source text

Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall preuaile against him, as a king ready to the battell.

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To distress with extreme pain or grief.

volume 1, leaf 171, column 1 (main_dictionary)