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This theme is prevalent throughout Scripture, illustrating the human condition and the need for divine intervention and strength.<br><br><b>Physical Weakness</b><br><br>Physical weakness is a common human experience depicted in the Bible. The frailty of the human body is acknowledged, and reliance on God's strength is emphasized. In <a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Isaiah 40:29</a>, it is written, "He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak." This verse highlights God's provision for those who are physically weakened, offering them strength and endurance.<br><br>The Apostle Paul also speaks of physical weakness in <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a>, where he recounts the Lord's words to him: "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness." Paul concludes, "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me." Here, physical weakness becomes an opportunity for God's power to be displayed.<br><br><b>Spiritual Weakness</b><br><br>Spiritual weakness is another significant theme in the Bible. It often refers to a lack of faith, resolve, or moral strength. Jesus addresses spiritual weakness in His disciples in <a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a>, saying, "Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak." This admonition underscores the need for vigilance and prayer to overcome spiritual frailty.<br><br>The Apostle Paul, in <a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a>, reassures believers of the Holy Spirit's role in aiding their spiritual weakness: "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words." This passage emphasizes the Spirit's intercession and support in times of spiritual need.<br><br><b>Moral Weakness</b><br><br>Moral weakness, or the propensity to sin, is a condition that affects all humanity. The Bible acknowledges this weakness and the need for divine grace and redemption. In <a href="/romans/5-6.htm">Romans 5:6</a>, Paul writes, "For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly." This verse highlights humanity's moral weakness and the redemptive work of Christ as the solution.<br><br>The struggle against moral weakness is also evident in Paul's personal reflection in <a href="/romans/7-18.htm">Romans 7:18-19</a>: "For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do; instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do." This passage illustrates the internal battle against sin and the need for reliance on God's grace.<br><br><b>Divine Strength in Weakness</b><br><br>Throughout Scripture, the theme of divine strength in human weakness is prevalent. God's power is often made perfect in the weakness of His people, demonstrating His sovereignty and grace. In <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27</a>, Paul writes, "But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong." This verse underscores the paradox of God's kingdom, where human weakness becomes a vessel for divine strength and wisdom.<br><br>The biblical narrative consistently points to the sufficiency of God's grace and strength in the face of human weakness, encouraging believers to rely on Him in all circumstances.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>imp. & p. p.</I>) of Weaken.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3379.htm"><span class="l">3379. mepote -- never, lest ever</span></a> <br><b>...</b> mepote Phonetic Spelling: (may'-pot-eh) Short Definition: lest at any time, lest,<br> perhaps Definition: lest at any time, lest; then <b>weakened</b>: whether perhaps <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3379.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/645.htm"><span class="l">645. apospao -- to draw off, draw away</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I wrench away from, drag away, withdraw Definition: lit: I wrench away from, drag<br> away, but perhaps sometimes in the well-attested <b>weakened</b> sense: I am parted <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/645.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6031a.htm"><span class="l">6031a. anah -- to be bowed down or afflicted</span></a><br><b>...</b> mistreat (1), oppressed (1), oppressors (1), ravish (1), ravished (2), silenced<br> (1), submit (1), treated her harshly (1), violate (1), violated (5), <b>weakened</b> (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6031a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2522.htm"><span class="l">2522. chalash -- to be weak or prostrate</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin a prim. root Definition to be weak or prostrate NASB Word Usage lies<br> prostrate (1), overwhelmed (1), <b>weakened</b> (1). discomfit, waste away, weaken. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2522.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/augustine/anti-pelagian_writings/chapter_21_xix_pelagius_denies_that.htm"><span class="l">Pelagius Denies that Human Nature Has Been Depraved or Corrupted <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> that he ever said these things: "We have," he says, "first of all to discuss the<br> position which is maintained, that our nature has been <b>weakened</b> and changed by <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 21 xix pelagius denies that.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ballou/a_series_of_letters_in_defence_of_divine_revelation/extracts_no_iii.htm"><span class="l">Extracts No. Iii.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> founded on mere conjecture or imperfect reasoning, yet the first principles still<br> remain, and the former evidences, instead of being <b>weakened</b>, are increased by <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ballou/a series of letters in defence of divine revelation/extracts no iii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_anger_above_all_causes.htm"><span class="l">Whether Anger Above all Causes Fervor in the Heart?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> by time. Now it is evident that memory is <b>weakened</b> by time; for things<br> which happened long ago easily slip from our memory. But <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether anger above all causes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_ix.htm"><span class="l">Psalm IX.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 5. "They will be <b>weakened</b>, and perish from Thy face" (ver.3). Who will<br> be <b>weakened</b> and perish, but the unrighteous and ungodly? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm ix.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kuyper/the_work_of_the_holy_spirit/xix_the_holy_spirit_in.htm"><span class="l">The Holy Spirit in the Mystery of the Incarnation.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Facts and history prove even now that the human body has <b>weakened</b> since the days<br> of the Reformation; that bad habits of a certain character sometimes pass from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xix the holy spirit in.htm</font><p><a href="/library/francis/treatise_on_the_love_of_god/chapter_ii_how_the_soul.htm"><span class="l">How the Soul Grows Cold in Holy Love.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> So charity is sometimes <b>weakened</b> and depressed in the affections till it seems to<br> be scarcely in exercise at all, and yet it remains entire in the supreme <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter ii how the soul.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/2_for__that_you.htm"><span class="l">For -- that You May Learn what are Our Sentiments and Opinions <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> and the maxims and declarations of wise men state distinctly, that those who are<br> touched by passion live a life of suffering, [4569] and are <b>weakened</b> by grief <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/2 for that you.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_iii_the_definition_of.htm"><span class="l">The Definition of Blessedness as Drawn from the Scriptures is <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> is considered and proved. It cannot be enhanced by external good fortune,<br> nor can it be <b>weakened</b> by misfortune. 8. As, then, knowledge <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter iii the definition of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/anti-pelagian_writings/chapter_7_the_new_testament_is.htm"><span class="l">The New Testament is More Ancient than the Old; but it was <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Here, certainly, if we ask whether this testament, which, he says, being confirmed<br> by God was not <b>weakened</b> by the law, which was made four hundred and thirty <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 7 the new testament is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/anti-pelagian_writings/a_treatise_on_nature_and_2.htm"><span class="l">A Treatise on Nature and Grace, against Pelagius;</span></a> <br><b>...</b> other things especially, in his desire to recommend the opinion that a man can live<br> without sin, he contended that nature had not been <b>weakened</b> and changed by <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/a treatise on nature and 2.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/w/weakened.htm"><span class="l"><b>Weakened</b> (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Weakened</b> (7 Occurrences). <b>...</b> Nehemiah 6:9 For they all would have made us afraid, saying,<br> Their hands shall be <b>weakened</b> from the work, that it not be done. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/weakened.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/weaken.htm"><span class="l">Weaken (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (vi) To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to<br> become less positive or resolute; as, the patient <b>weakened</b>; the witness <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/weaken.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/discouraged.htm"><span class="l">Discouraged (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ezra 4:4 Then the people of the land <b>weakened</b> the hands of the people of Judah,<br> and troubled them in building, (See NAS RSV). Nehemiah <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/discouraged.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sick.htm"><span class="l">Sick (117 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (superl.) Having a strong dislike; disgusted; surfeited; -- with of; as, to be<br> sick of flattery. 4. (superl.) Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; <b>weakened</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sick.htm - 44k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/weak.htm"><span class="l">Weak (102 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Romans 4:19 Without being <b>weakened</b> in faith, he didn't consider his own body, already<br> having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/weak.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/likeness.htm"><span class="l">Likeness (52 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Old Testament passages). The other use of "like" belongs also to modern<br> English, although in a much <b>weakened</b> sense. On account of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/likeness.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/liking.htm"><span class="l">Liking (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Old Testament passages). The other use of "like" belongs also to modern<br> English, although in a much <b>weakened</b> sense. On account of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/liking.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/liken.htm"><span class="l">Liken (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Old Testament passages). The other use of "like" belongs also to modern<br> English, although in a much <b>weakened</b> sense. On account of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/liken.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/look.htm"><span class="l">Look (1874 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> On the other hand, "look on" may be <b>weakened</b>, as in such phrases as "fair to look<br> unon" (Genesis 12:11 etc.), where it means only "fair to the sight." Or as in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/look.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/worn.htm"><span class="l">Worn (29 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Romans 4:19 Without being <b>weakened</b> in faith, he didn't consider his own body, already<br> having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/worn.htm - 14k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/African-Methodist-Episcopal.html">What is the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-likeness-sinful-flesh.html">What does it mean that Jesus came in the likeness of sinful flesh? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/medical-marijuana.html">Medical marijuana - what does the Bible say? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/weakened.htm">Weakened: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Weakened (7 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/4-19.htm">Romans 4:19</a></span><br />Without being <span class="boldtext">weakened</span> in faith, he didn't consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3</a></span><br />for what the law was not able to do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, His own Son having sent in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, did condemn the sin in the flesh,<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/4-4.htm">Ezra 4:4</a></span><br />Then the people of the land <span class="boldtext">weakened</span> the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/6-9.htm">Nehemiah 6:9</a></span><br />For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be <span class="boldtext">weakened</span> from the work, that it not be done. But now, God, strengthen my hands.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/18-7.htm">Job 18:7</a></span><br />The steps of his strength shall be shortened. His own counsel shall cast him down. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/102-23.htm">Psalms 102:23</a></span><br />He <span class="boldtext">weakened</span> my strength along the course. He shortened my days. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12</a></span><br />How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/w/weakened.htm">Weakened</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/weakened.htm">Weakened (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/weakeneth.htm">Weakeneth (4 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/w/weaken.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Weaken"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Weaken" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/w/weakener.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Weakener"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Weakener" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>