Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5760 Human attitudes and behaviour » 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
Psalm 6:2 See also Psalm 31:10; Psalm 42:10; Isaiah 21:3; John 16:21; Revelation 9:5; Revelation 16:10
Agony of heart
Jeremiah 4:19 See also Deuteronomy 2:25; 1 Samuel 1:16 Hannah prays for a son; Job 6:2; Job 7:11; Psalm 6:3; Psalm 25:17; Psalm 31:7; Psalm 38:8; Psalm 55:4; Isaiah 65:14; Matthew 26:38; Mark 14:33; Luke 22:44 Jesus Christ prays on the Mount of Olives; Romans 9:2; 2 Corinthians 2:4
Causes of agony
Illness
Jeremiah 15:18 See also Job 30:16-17; Psalm 6:2-3; Psalm 38:7; Psalm 69:29
Death
Acts 2:24 See also Job 26:5; Psalm 18:4-6; Psalm 42:10; Psalm 55:4; Psalm 116:3
The judgment of God
Luke 16:24-25 See also Jeremiah 4:19; Ezekiel 30:16; Micah 4:10; Zechariah 9:5; Matthew 22:13; Matthew 24:51; Matthew 25:30
See also
1135 God, suffering of 2570 Christ, suffering 5349 injustice, examples 5436 pain 5560 suffering 5823 cruelty 5879 humiliation 5952 sorrow 8794 persecution 9020 death 9210 judgment, God's
