The term "swooned" refers to a state of fainting or losing consciousness, often due to overwhelming emotion, physical distress, or exhaustion. While the specific word "swooned" does not appear in the Berean Standard Bible , the concept of fainting or losing strength is present in several biblical narratives and can be understood within the context of human frailty and divine intervention.

Biblical Context and Usage

1. Old Testament Instances:
· In the Old Testament, instances of fainting or losing strength are often depicted in times of distress or divine encounter. For example, in the book of Daniel, the prophet experiences a loss of strength during his visions. Daniel 10:8 states, "So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; no strength remained in me, my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless." This passage illustrates a physical response to a profound spiritual experience, highlighting human limitations in the presence of divine revelation.

2. New Testament Instances:
· The New Testament also contains references to fainting or becoming weak, particularly in the context of spiritual or emotional trials. In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus experiences deep anguish before His crucifixion. While the term "swooned" is not used, the intensity of His prayer and the physical toll it takes is evident. Luke 22:44 describes, "And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground." This passage underscores the profound emotional and physical strain Jesus endured.

3. Symbolic and Spiritual Implications:
· The concept of swooning or fainting can also be understood symbolically in Scripture, representing spiritual weariness or the need for divine strength. Isaiah 40:29-31 offers comfort to those who feel faint: "He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. Even youths may faint and grow weary, and young men stumble and fall. But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not faint." This passage emphasizes reliance on God's power to overcome human frailty.

Theological Reflections

From a theological perspective, the instances of fainting or swooning in the Bible serve as reminders of human vulnerability and the need for divine assistance. They illustrate the contrast between human weakness and God's sustaining power. In moments of physical or emotional collapse, believers are encouraged to seek strength from the Lord, who is ever-present to uphold and renew.

The biblical narratives that involve fainting or swooning often lead to a deeper understanding of God's presence and provision. They invite believers to trust in God's ability to sustain them through trials and to recognize their dependence on His strength.(imp. & p. p.) of Swoon.

Essay i. Fortuna Plerumque Est Veluti Galaxia Quarundam Obscurarum ...
... Thus men are said to have swooned and even died at the sight of a narrow bridge,
over which they had ridden, the night before, in perfect safety; or at tracing ...
/.../confessions of an inquiring spirit etc/essay i fortuna plerumque est.htm

The Empty Tomb. Ch. 24:1-12
... Some persons profess to believe that Jesus did not die, that he only swooned upon
the cross, that he regained consciousness after being laid in the tomb, that ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/k the empty tomb ch.htm

Compassion for Souls
... As long as the mother could sustain the tottering, fainting footsteps of her boy,
she did so; when she could do so no longer, he swooned with weakness, and she ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/compassion for souls.htm

That the Glorious virgin Died by an Extremely Sweet and Tranquil ...
... No, she swooned not away, either with love or with compassion, by the cross of her
Son, although she then experienced the most ardent and painful attack of ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xiv that the glorious.htm

A Disclosure.
... Homily XII. Chapter XXI."A Disclosure. While Peter thus spoke, the woman,
who had listened attentively, swooned away as if in stupor. ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xxi a disclosure.htm

My Call to the Ministry
... At times it seemed that the angels were hovering over me. One night I dreamed that
my time had come and that I swooned away, falling into my sister's arms. ...
/.../cole/trials and triumphs of faith/chapter vii my call to.htm

Of the Affectionate Languishing of the Heart Wounded with Love.
... cannot satisfy themselves in beholding. Ah! he as it were swooned away
with sweetness and contentment. But seeing also the lively ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xv of the affectionate.htm

Talitha Cumi
... one reading this narrative should have been so blind to its deepest beauty as to
suppose that Jesus was here saying that the child had only swooned, and was ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/talitha cumi.htm

Herod is Made Procurator of all Syria; Malichus is Afraid of Him ...
... Upon which Hyrcanus was immediately aftrighted, till he swooned away and fell down
at the surprise he was in; and it was with difficulty that he was recovered ...
/.../chapter 11 herod is made.htm

The Crucifixion.
... Jesus being already dead, this was considered unnecessary; but as possibly He might
only have swooned, and as the bodies were immediately taken down, one of ...
/.../dods/the expositors bible the gospel of st john vol ii/xxi the crucifixion.htm

Swooned (3 Occurrences)
...Swooned (3 Occurrences). ... when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city,
when their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom. (KJV WBS). ...
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Swoop (5 Occurrences)

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Temples (17 Occurrences)
... hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced
through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died. ...
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Tent-pin (4 Occurrences)
... hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced
through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died. ...
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Exhausted (26 Occurrences)
... hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced
through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died. ...
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Pierced (63 Occurrences)
... hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced
through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died. ...
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Pin (10 Occurrences)
... hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced
through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died. ...
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Peg (8 Occurrences)
... hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced
through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died. ...
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Swoon (3 Occurrences)

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Softly (10 Occurrences)
... hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced
through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died. ...
/s/softly.htm - 9k

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