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In the biblical context, wounds are often mentioned both literally and metaphorically, symbolizing physical injury, emotional pain, and spiritual affliction. The Bible provides numerous references to wounds, illustrating their significance in human experience and divine intervention.

Physical Wounds

Physical wounds are frequently mentioned in the Bible, often as a result of conflict, punishment, or divine judgment. In the Old Testament, wounds are sometimes seen as a consequence of sin or disobedience. For instance, in Deuteronomy 28:27, as part of the curses for disobedience, it is written: "The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, festering sores, and the itch, from which you cannot be cured."

The account of Job is a profound example of physical suffering. Job's body was afflicted with painful sores, a test of his faith and righteousness. Job 2:7 states, "So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head."

Emotional and Spiritual Wounds

Wounds in the Bible also represent emotional and spiritual pain. The Psalms frequently express the anguish of the soul, using the imagery of wounds to describe deep sorrow and distress. Psalm 147:3 offers comfort, stating, "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."

Proverbs 18:14 highlights the impact of spiritual wounds: "The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?" This verse underscores the profound effect of emotional and spiritual wounds, which can be more debilitating than physical ailments.

Wounds and Healing

The Bible emphasizes God's power to heal both physical and spiritual wounds. Isaiah 53:5 prophesies the redemptive suffering of the Messiah: "But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed." This passage is foundational in Christian theology, highlighting the belief in Jesus Christ's sacrificial death as the means of spiritual healing and salvation.

In the New Testament, Jesus' ministry is marked by miraculous healings, demonstrating His authority over physical and spiritual afflictions. In Matthew 8:16-17, it is recorded, "When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Him, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: 'He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.'"

Metaphorical Use of Wounds

Wounds are also used metaphorically to describe the consequences of sin and the need for repentance. In Jeremiah 30:12-14, God speaks of the incurable wound of His people due to their iniquity: "For this is what the LORD says: 'Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous. There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you. All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you. For I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because your guilt is great and your sins are many.'"

Wounds in the Life of Christ

The wounds of Christ hold a central place in Christian theology. After His resurrection, Jesus showed His disciples the wounds in His hands and side as proof of His identity and the reality of His resurrection. John 20:27 records Jesus' words to Thomas: "Then He said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.'"

These wounds are a testament to His sacrifice and the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan. They serve as a reminder of the cost of sin and the depth of God's love for humanity.

Conclusion

The biblical portrayal of wounds encompasses a wide range of human experiences, from physical suffering to emotional and spiritual pain. Through the lens of Scripture, wounds are not only a symbol of human frailty and sin but also a testament to God's power to heal and restore.

Topical Bible Verses

1 Peter 2:24
Who his own self bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live to righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed.
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Luke 10:34
And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
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Isaiah 1:6
From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
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Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
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Greek

2853. kollao -- to glue, unite
... soul-knit friendship. [2853 () is used "frequently in ancient medical language
of the uniting of wounds" (, 180).]. Word Origin from ...
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5134. trauma -- a wound
... wound Definition: a wound. Word Origin of uncertain origin Definition a
wound NASB Word Usage wounds (1). wound. From the base of ...
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4127. plege -- a blow, wound
... plesso Definition a blow, wound NASB Word Usage beat* (1), beaten (1), beatings
(1), blows (1), flogging (1), plague (3), plagues (10), wound (3), wounds (1). ...
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3468. molops -- a bruise
... body by scourging. Word Origin of uncertain origin Definition a bruise NASB
Word Usage wounds (1). stripe, wound. From molos ("moil ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4251. machluy -- sickness, suffering (caused by wounds)
... sickness, suffering (caused by wounds). Transliteration: machluy or machaluy
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-loo'-ee) Short Definition: sick. ...
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5221. nakah -- to smite
... beat, cast forth, clap, give wounds, go forward, indeed, kill, make slaughter,.
A primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally ...
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4347. makkah -- a blow, wound, slaughter
... 1), crushed (1), disasters (1), inflicted (1), injury (1), plague (3), plagues
(4), slaughter (14), stripes (1), strokes (2), wound (8), wounded (1), wounds (9 ...
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5061. nega -- a stroke, plague, mark
... NASB Word Usage affliction (2), another (1), assault (2), infection (30), mark
(32), plague (6), plagues (1), stripes (1), stroke (1), strokes (1), wounds (1). ...
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2342a. chul -- to whirl, dance, writhe
... 1), travailed (4), tremble (5), trembled (1), turned (1), wait (1), wait patiently
(1), waited (2), whirl (1), whirling (1), wounded (2), wounds (1), writhe (2 ...
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4272. machats -- to smite through, wound severely, shatter
... root Definition to smite through, wound severely, shatter NASB Word Usage crush
through (1), shatter (6), shattered (4), struck (1), wounded (1), wounds (1). ...
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6094. atstsebeth -- a hurt, injury, pain
... Word Origin from atsab Definition a hurt, injury, pain NASB Word Usage pains (1),
sad (1), sorrows (1), trouble (1), wounds (1). sorrow, wound. ...
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6482. petsa -- a bruise, wound
... wound. Word Origin from patsa Definition a bruise, wound NASB Word Usage
bruises (1), wound (3), wounding (1), wounds (3). wounding. ...
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2250. chabburah -- a stripe, blow
... Word Origin from chabar Definition a stripe, blow NASB Word Usage bruise (2),
scourging (1), striking (1), stripes (1), welts (1), wounds (1). ...
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Library

The Wounds of Jesus
... The Wounds of Jesus. A Sermon (No.254). ... And, then, thirdly, is there any lesson to
us in the fact that Jesus Christ still wears his wounds? I think there is. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/the wounds of jesus.htm

The Evidence of Our Lord's Wounds
... The Evidence of Our Lord's Wounds. A Sermon (No.2061). Delivered by. ... II. Secondly,
when you want comfort, crave no sign, but TURN TO THE WOUNDS OF OUR LORD. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 34 1888/the evidence of our lords.htm

Whether Love is a Passion that Wounds the Lover?
... OF THE EFFECTS OF LOVE (SIX ARTICLES) Whether love is a passion that wounds the
lover? Objection 1: It would seem that love wounds the lover. ...
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These Wounds are in Themselves Orifices Too Small to Let in My ...
... THE FIRST CENTURY 64 These wounds are in themselves orifices too small to
let in my sight. These wounds are in themselves orifices ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/64 these wounds are in.htm

Whether Weakness, Ignorance, Malice, and Desire are Rightly Named ...
... Article Three Whether Weakness, Ignorance, Malice, and Desire are Rightly
Named as the Wounds of Nature Due to Sin. Whether Weakness ...
/.../aquinas/nature and grace/article three whether weakness ignorance.htm

Of Some Other Means by which Holy Love Wounds the Heart.
... CHAPTER XIV. OF SOME OTHER MEANS BY WHICH HOLY LOVE WOUNDS THE HEART. Nothing so
much wounds a loving heart as to perceive another wounded with the love of it. ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xiv of some other.htm

Whether Weakness, Ignorance, Malice and Concupiscence are Suitably ...
... OF THE CORRUPTION OF THE GOOD OF NATURE (SIX ARTICLES) Whether weakness, ignorance,
malice and concupiscence are suitably reckoned as the wounds of nature ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether weakness ignorance malice and.htm

Remarks on Some of the "Dangers and Wounds" Referred to in the ...
... Book II. Chapter III."Remarks on Some of the "Dangers and Wounds" Referred
to in the Preceding Chapter. If these things are so ...
/.../tertullian/to his wife/chapter iii remarks on some of.htm

Jesus Accordingly, as Celsus Imagines, Exhibited after his Death ...
... Chapter LXI. Jesus accordingly, as Celsus imagines, exhibited after His death
only the appearance of wounds received? Jesus accordingly ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter lxi jesus accordingly as.htm

"He Healeth the Broken in Heart, and Bindeth up their Wounds. "
... 632. " "He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.". 632. CM Moore.
"He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.". ...
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Thesaurus

Wounds (57 Occurrences)
...Wounds (57 Occurrences). Mark 12:4 And again he sent to them another servant; and
they gave him wounds on the head, and were very cruel to him. (BBE). ...
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Inflicted (20 Occurrences)
... said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands
of robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away ...
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Bandage (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A fillet or strip of woven material, used
in dressing and binding up wounds, etc. 2. (n.) Something ...
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Wound (58 Occurrences)
... 9:19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails: because
their tails are like snakes, and have heads, and with them they give wounds. ...
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Jizreel (30 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 8:29 And king Joram returned to be healed in Jizreel of the wounds that
the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. ...
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Haz'ael (21 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 8:29 And king Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which
the Arameans had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram ...
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Recover (37 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 8:29 King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the
Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. ...
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Talebearer (8 Occurrences)
... friends. (DBY). Proverbs 18:8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they
go down into the innermost parts of the belly. (KJV DBY). ...
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Tale-bearer (7 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Proverbs 18:8 The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds, and they
go down into the innermost parts of the belly. (WBS YLT). ...
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Raw (10 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 1:6 The body, from head to foot, is all diseased; it is a mass of open wounds,
marks of blows, and broken flesh: the flow of blood has not been stopped ...
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Resources

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Wounds (57 Occurrences)

Mark 12:4
And again he sent to them another servant; and they gave him wounds on the head, and were very cruel to him.
(BBE)

Luke 10:30
And Jesus replying said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state.
(DBY)

Luke 10:34
came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 16:20
And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds,
(BBE)

Luke 16:21
Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.
(BBE)

Luke 20:12
And he sent a third, and they gave him wounds and put him out.
(BBE)

Acts 16:33
Then he took them, even at that time of night, washed their wounds, and he and all his household were immediately baptized;
(WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)

2 Timothy 2:17
And their words will be like poisoned wounds in the flesh: such are Hymenaeus and Philetus;
(BBE)

1 Peter 2:24
The burden of our sins He Himself carried in His own body to the Cross and bore it there, so that we, having died so far as our sins are concerned, may live righteous lives. By His wounds yours have been healed.
(WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 9:10
And they have pointed tails like scorpions; and in their tails is their power to give men wounds for five months.
(BBE)

Revelation 9:19
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails: because their tails are like snakes, and have heads, and with them they give wounds.
(BBE)

Revelation 16:11
And they said evil things against the God of heaven because of their pain and their wounds; and they were not turned from their evil works.
(BBE)

Exodus 9:9
And it will become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and will be a skin-disease bursting out in wounds on man and beast through all the land of Egypt.
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 19:11
But if any man hates his neighbor, and lies in wait for him, and rises up against him, and strikes him mortally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities;
(See RSV)

2 Samuel 22:39
I have sent destruction on them and given them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.
(BBE)

2 Kings 8:29
King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 9:15
but king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) Jehu said, "If this is your thinking, then let no one escape and go out of the city, to go to tell it in Jezreel."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 18:21
Now, behold, you trust in the staff of this bruised reed, even in Egypt. If a man leans on it, it will go into his hand, and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 22:6
He returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 5:18
For he wounds, and binds up. He injures, and his hands make whole.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Job 9:17
For he breaks me with a storm, and multiplies my wounds without cause.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 18:38
I will give them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.
(BBE)

Psalms 22:16
Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.
(BBE)

Psalms 38:5
My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 38:11
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.
(See NIV)

Psalms 64:7
But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.
(See JPS YLT)

Psalms 129:3
The ploughmen were ploughing on my back; long were the wounds they made.
(BBE)

Psalms 147:3
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 6:33
He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV)

Proverbs 12:18
There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
(BBE)

Proverbs 18:8
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Proverbs 20:30
Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the innermost parts.
(See JPS BBE NIV)

Proverbs 23:29
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Proverbs 26:10
As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 26:22
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 5:7
The keepers who go about the town overtook me; they gave me blows and wounds; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
(BBE)

Isaiah 1:6
From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it: wounds, welts, and open sores. They haven't been closed, neither bandaged, neither soothed with oil.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 30:26
And the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times greater, as the light of seven days, in the day when the Lord puts oil on the wounds of his people, and makes them well from the blows they have undergone.
(BBE RSV NIV)

Isaiah 36:6
See, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go into a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.
(WEB BBE NIV)

Isaiah 58:8
Then will light be shining on you like the morning, and your wounds will quickly be well: and your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will come after you.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 6:7
As a well casts forth its waters, so she casts forth her wickedness: violence and destruction is heard in her; before me continually is sickness and wounds.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 6:14
And they have made little of the wounds of my people, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 8:11
And they have made little of the wounds of the daughter of Zion, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 8:17
See, I will send snakes and poison-snakes among you, against which the wonder-worker has no power; and they will give you wounds which may not be made well, says the Lord.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 19:8
I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 30:17
For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh; because they have called you an outcast, saying, It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 48:37
For everywhere the hair of the head and the hair of the face is cut off: on every hand there are wounds, and haircloth on every body.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 49:17
Edom shall become an astonishment: everyone who passes by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all its plagues.
(See NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 50:13
Because of the wrath of Yahweh she shall not be inhabited, but she shall be wholly desolate: everyone who goes by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 28:9
Will you yet say before him who kills you, I am God? but you are man, and not God, in the hand of him who wounds you.
(WEB)

Hosea 5:14
For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the children of Judah; I, even I, will give him wounds and go away; I will take him away, and there will be no helper.
(BBE)

Hosea 6:1
"Come, and let us return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.
(WEB BBE NIV)

Micah 1:9
For her wounds are incurable; for it has come even to Judah. It reaches to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
(WEB ASV BBE DBY YLT)

Micah 5:1
Now you will give yourselves deep wounds for grief; they will put up a wall round us: they will give the judge of Israel a blow on the face with a rod.
(BBE)

Zechariah 13:6
One will say to him,'What are these wounds between your arms?' Then he will answer,'Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Stigmata

Wounds

Wounds: Treatment of

Related Terms

Inflicted (20 Occurrences)

Bandage (5 Occurrences)

Wound (58 Occurrences)

Jizreel (30 Occurrences)

Haz'ael (21 Occurrences)

Recover (37 Occurrences)

Talebearer (8 Occurrences)