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It is used in the Old Testament to describe situations of severe hardship or affliction, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the concept of distress was often linked to the covenant relationship between God and His people. Distress could be seen as a consequence of disobedience or as a test of faith. The Israelites frequently cried out to God in their times of distress, seeking deliverance and restoration. The communal and individual experiences of distress were integral to the Israelites' understanding of their dependence on God and His faithfulness to deliver them.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6693.htm">tsuq</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>straits, stress<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>anguish (1), distress (1), distresses (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מְצוּקָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> id.; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">צַר וּמ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/15-24.htm">Job 15:24</a>; <font class="hebrew2">יוֺם</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">צָרָה וּמ</font> <a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15</a>; plural suffix, of <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font> delivering <font class="hebrew2">מִמְּצוּקוֺתַי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/25-17.htm">Psalm 25:17</a>, <font class="hebrew2">מִמְּצוּקוֺתֵיהֶם</font> etc., <a href="/interlinear/psalms/107-6.htm">Psalm 107:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/107-13.htm">Psalm 107:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/107-19.htm">Psalm 107:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/107-28.htm">Psalm 107:28</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>anguish, distress <p>Or mtsuqah {mets-oo-kaw'}; feminine of <a href="/hebrew/4690.htm">matsuwq</a>; narrowness, i.e. (figuratively) trouble -- anguish, distress. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4690.htm">matsuwq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּֽ֝מִמְּצֽוּקֹתֵיהֶ֗ם וּמְצוּקָ֑ה וּמְצוּקָ֗ה וממצוקתיהם ומצוקה מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתַ֗י ממצוקותי ממצוקותיהם ממצקותיהם mim·mə·ṣū·qō·w·ṯay mim·mə·ṣu·qō·w·ṯê·hem mim·mə·ṣū·qō·w·ṯê·hem mimetzukoTai mimetzukoteiHem mimməṣūqōwṯay mimməṣuqōwṯêhem mimməṣūqōwṯêhem ū·mə·ṣū·qāh ū·mim·mə·ṣū·qō·ṯê·hem ūməṣūqāh umetzuKah umimetzukoteiHem ūmimməṣūqōṯêhem<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/15-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 15:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּ צַ֣ר <b> וּמְצוּקָ֑ה </b> תִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּ כְּמֶ֤לֶךְ ׀</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Distress <span class="itali">and anguish</span> terrify<br><a href="/kjvs/job/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Trouble <span class="itali">and anguish</span> shall make him afraid;<br><a href="/interlinear/job/15-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> terrify Distress <span class="itali">and anguish</span> overpower A king<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/25-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 25:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְבָבִ֣י הִרְחִ֑יבוּ <b> מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתַ֗י </b> הוֹצִיאֵֽנִי׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Bring <span class="itali">me out of my distresses.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [O] bring thou me out <span class="itali">of my distresses.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/25-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of my heart are enlarged <span class="itali">of my distresses</span> Bring<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/107-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 107:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/107.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּצַּ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם <b> מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם </b> יַצִּילֵֽם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/107.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He delivered <span class="itali">them out of their distresses.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/107.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [and] he delivered <span class="itali">them out of their distresses.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/107-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their trouble out <span class="itali">of their distresses</span> delivered<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/107-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 107:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/107.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּצַּ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם <b> מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם </b> יוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/107.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He saved <span class="itali">them out of their distresses.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/107.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [and] he saved <span class="itali">them out of their distresses.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/107-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their trouble out <span class="itali">of their distresses</span> saved<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/107-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 107:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/107.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּצַּ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם <b> מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם </b> יוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/107.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He saved <span class="itali">them out of their distresses.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/107.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [and] he saveth <span class="itali">them out of their distresses.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/107-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their trouble out <span class="itali">of their distresses</span> saved<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/107-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 107:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/107.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּצַּ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם <b> וּֽ֝מִמְּצֽוּקֹתֵיהֶ֗ם </b> יוֹצִיאֵֽם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/107.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And He brought <span class="itali">them out of their distresses.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/107.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and he bringeth them out <span class="itali">of their distresses.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/107-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their trouble out <span class="itali">of their distresses</span> brought<p><b><a href="/text/zephaniah/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zephaniah 1:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">י֧וֹם צָרָ֣ה <b> וּמְצוּקָ֗ה </b> י֤וֹם שֹׁאָה֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zephaniah/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of trouble <span class="itali">and distress,</span> A day<br><a href="/kjvs/zephaniah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of trouble <span class="itali">and distress,</span> a day<br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A day of trouble <span class="itali">and distress</span> A day of wasteness<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4691.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4691.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4691<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/mimetzukotai_4691.htm">mim·mə·ṣū·qō·w·ṯay — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mimetzukoteihem_4691.htm">mim·mə·ṣū·qō·w·ṯê·hem — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umetzukah_4691.htm">ū·mə·ṣū·qāh — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umimetzukoteihem_4691.htm">ū·mim·mə·ṣū·qō·ṯê·hem — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></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: 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