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What does "Burden" mean in the Bible?

This word, when it is used in connection with some city or nation (as the burden of Moab, the burden of Nineveh, etc.), expresses the disastrous and calamitous import of the prophecy. Burden appears in 27 verses across 12 books of the Bible.

What does the Bible say about Burden?

BUR'DEN . This word, when it is used in connection with some city or nation (as the burden of Moab, the burden of Nineveh, etc.), expresses the disastrous and calamitous import of the prophecy. The burden of the desert of the sea (Babylon), the burden of the valley of vision (Jerusalem), and similar expressions, are explained by their subject or connection. The phrase is frequently used by Isaiah. Isa 13:1; Isa 15:1. etc.

Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.

Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.

What is the Hebrew word for Burden?

Hebrew · H4853

מַשָּׂא

mas.sa

burden

TBESH, STEPBible, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Where does Burden appear in the Bible?

Burden is referenced in 27 verses across 12 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

Isaiah 9Jeremiah 4Numbers 32 Samuel 2Zechariah 2Ezekiel 1Habakkuk 1Job 1Malachi 1Nahum 1Proverbs 1Psalms 1

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What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Burden.

ProphetLORDDamascusMosesDavidJerusalem

Common questions

How many times does the Bible mention Burden?

Burden appears in 27 verses across 12 books, most often in Isaiah, which accounts for 9 of them.

Which books of the Bible mention Burden?

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Numbers, 2 Samuel, Zechariah, Ezekiel, Habakkuk, Job, and 4 more.

Where can I read every verse about Burden?

This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 27, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.

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