KJV dictionary & concordance
Sorrow, pain, distress, anguish, trouble, burden, injury, or the cause of such suffering in mind, body, or spirit.
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First occurrence: Genesis 26:35
Complete exact-word concordance
Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
Which were a griefe of minde vnto Isaac and to Rebekah.
1611 marginal noteHebr. bitternesse of spirit.
1611 marginal noteChap. 27.46.
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and griefe, haue I spoken hitherto.
1611 marginal noteOr, meditation.
That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.
That this shall bee no griefe vnto thee, nor offence of heart vnto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causelesse, or that my lord hath auenged himselfe: But when the LORD shall haue dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmayd.
1611 marginal noteHebr. no staggering: or, stumbling.
Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:
Then what prayer, or what supplication soeuer shall bee made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when euery one shal know his owne sore and his owne griefe, and shall spread foorth his hands in this house:
1611 marginal noteOr, toward this house.
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
So they sate downe with him vpon the ground seuen dayes, and seuen nights, and none spake a word vnto him; for they saw that his griefe was very great.
Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
Oh that my griefe were throughly weighed, and my calamitie layd in the balances together.
1611 marginal noteHeb. lifted vp.
But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.
But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the mouing of my lips should asswage your griefe.
Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?
Though I speake, my griefe is not asswaged: and though I forbeare; what am I eased?
1611 marginal noteHeb. what goeth from me
Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
Mine eie is consumed because of griefe; it waxeth olde because of all mine enemies.
Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
Haue mercy vpon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; mine eie is consumed with griefe, yea my soule and my belly.
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