Dictionary of Bible Themes – 5782 agony
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5782 agony

5782 agony

Intense suffering of body, mind or spirit, brought about by illness, death or the judgment of God.

Examples of agony

Agony of body Ps 6:2 See also Ps 31:10; Ps 42:10; Isa 21:3; Jn 16:21; Rev 9:5; Rev 16:10

Agony of heart Jer 4:19 See also Dt 2:25; 1Sa 1:16 Hannah prays for a son; Job 6:2; Job 7:11; Ps 6:3; Ps 25:17; Ps 31:7; Ps 38:8; Ps 55:4; Isa 65:14; Mt 26:38; Mk 14:33; Lk 22:44 Jesus Christ prays on the Mount of Olives; Ro 9:2; 2Co 2:4

Causes of agony

Illness Jer 15:18 See also Job 30:16-17; Ps 6:2-3; Ps 38:7; Ps 69:29

Death Ac 2:24 See also Job 26:5; Ps 18:4-6; Ps 42:10; Ps 55:4; Ps 116:3

The judgment of God Lk 16:24-25 See also Jer 4:19; Eze 30:16; Mic 4:10; Zec 9:5; Mt 22:13; Mt 24:51; Mt 25:30

See also

1135God, suffering of
2570Christ, suffering
5349injustice, examples
5436pain
5560suffering
5823cruelty
5879humiliation
5952sorrow
8794persecution
9020death
9210judgment, God’s

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