Bible Dictionary: Despairing

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Despair.

2. (a.) Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless.

Greek

1820. exaporeo -- to be utterly at a loss, be in despair
... Word Origin from ek and aporeo Definition to be utterly at a loss, be in despair
NASB Word Usage despaired (1), despairing (1). despair. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4523. mas -- despairing
... 4522, 4523. mas. 4524 . despairing. Transliteration: mas Phonetic Spelling:
(mawce) Short Definition: man. Word Origin from masas ...
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Library

The Dry Bones and the Spirit of Life
... This great vision apparently took its form from a despairing saying, which had become
a proverb among the exiles, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the dry bones and the.htm

Weak Hands and Feeble Knees
... Far be it from the man of courageous disposition, of stern resolve, and of unbending
purpose, to be hard towards those who are timid and despairing. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/weak hands and feeble knees.htm

Psalm LXXI.
... all long-suffering, for the imitation of those that shall believe in Him unto life
eternal: that is, every sinner and unjust man, already despairing of himself ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lxxi.htm

Letter xiii. --The Fear of Reprobation.
... These are, in some souls, so violent and painful that they produce what
Bossuet calls despairing love"or the despair of love. ...
/.../abandonment to divine providence/letter xiii the fear of reprobation.htm

The Leper
... Repulsive, and until now despairing, only tolerated among men through the completeness
of his plague, this man pushes through the crowd which shrinks from him ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 1 40-45 the leper.htm

The Gospel Cordial
... There are many persons who are doubting and despairing, spiritually "ready to perish,"
and there is in the Word of God a rich store of comforting truths which ...
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Job's Question, Jesus' Answer
... Weary centuries rolled away; but at last the doubting, almost despairing, cry put
into the mouth of the man of sorrows of the Old Testament is answered by the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/jobs question jesus answer.htm

The Last Two Verses of Chapterviii. ...
... Black like unto the outer darkness is the storm-cloud we are looking at, and the
wild, despairing, yet sad counsel, to "live merrily" is in strict harmony with ...
/.../jennings/old groans and new songs/chapter ix the last two.htm

The Believing Thief
... Lest any here should be despairing, and say, "He will never deign to look on me,"
I want you to notice that the last companion of Christ on earth was a sinner ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 35 1889/the believing thief.htm

Colossians i. 9
... Whatever good is to be done amongst us on a large scale, it must be done only in
this way, the many half despairing prayer may be, "Lord, I believe; help thou ...
//christianbookshelf.org/arnold/the christian life/lecture v colossians i 9.htm

Thesaurus

Despairing (7 Occurrences)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Despair. 2. (a.) Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless.
Multi-Version Concordance Despairing (7 Occurrences). ...
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Nothing (769 Occurrences)
... let nothing be lacking," for "nothing doubting" (Acts 11:12), "making no distinction";
for "hoping for nothing again" (Luke 5:35), "never despairing"; for "are ...
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Groan (32 Occurrences)
... (4) Metaphorically groaning is the despairing note of Egypt in the prophecy of her
overthrow by Babylon, the sound being that uttered by a deadly wounded man ...
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Despaired (3 Occurrences)

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Despatch (1 Occurrence)

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Megiddon (1 Occurrence)
... "The mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon" became a poetical expression
for the deepest and most despairing grief (Zechariah 12:11). ...
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Megiddo (13 Occurrences)
... "The mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon" became a poetical expression
for the deepest and most despairing grief (Zechariah 12:11). ...
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Hagar (15 Occurrences)
... 1. The Scornful Handmaid and Her Flight: In the first narrative (Genesis 16) it
is related that Sarai, despairing at her age of having children, gave Hagar to ...
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Samaria (123 Occurrences)
... Their deserted camp was discovered by despairing lepers who carried the good
news to the famished citizens of the plenty to be found there. ...
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Escaped (94 Occurrences)
... one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing for me better than that I diligently
escape unto the land of the Philistines, and Saul hath been despairing of me ...
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Bible Concordance

Despairing (7 Occurrences)

Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, and do 'them' good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
(ASV)

2 Corinthians 4:8 on every side being in tribulation, but not straitened; perplexed, but not in despair;
(See NAS)

Deuteronomy 28:65 Among these nations you shall find no ease, and there shall be no rest for the sole of your foot: but Yahweh will give you there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul;
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 27:1 And David saith unto his heart, 'Now am I consumed one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing for me better than that I diligently escape unto the land of the Philistines, and Saul hath been despairing of me -- of seeking me any more in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.'
(YLT)

Job 6:14 To a despiser of his friends 'is' shame, And the fear of the Mighty he forsaketh.
(See NAS NIV)

Job 6:26 Do ye hold words to be an argument, but the speeches of one that is desperate to be wind?
(See RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 14:3 Their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are disappointed and confounded, and cover their heads.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Despairing

Related Terms

Nothing (769 Occurrences)

Groan (32 Occurrences)

Despaired (3 Occurrences)

Despatch (1 Occurrence)

Megiddon (1 Occurrence)

Megiddo (13 Occurrences)

Hagar (15 Occurrences)

Samaria (123 Occurrences)

Escaped (94 Occurrences)