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In the context of the Bible, the term "ache" is not explicitly mentioned in the text. However, the concept of physical and emotional pain is prevalent throughout the Scriptures. The Bible addresses the human experience of suffering, pain, and the longing for relief, which can be understood as an "ache" of the body or soul.
Physical AchePhysical pain and suffering are part of the human condition as depicted in the Bible. The Book of Job is a profound exploration of physical and emotional suffering. Job, a righteous man, experiences intense physical pain and loss, prompting him to lament his condition. In
Job 30:17, he expresses his physical agony: "Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest."
The New Testament also acknowledges physical suffering. The Apostle Paul speaks of a "thorn in the flesh" in
2 Corinthians 12:7, which many scholars interpret as a physical ailment or chronic pain. Paul writes, "Therefore, to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me."
Emotional and Spiritual AcheBeyond physical pain, the Bible frequently addresses emotional and spiritual suffering. The Psalms are rich with expressions of emotional ache, as the psalmists cry out to God in times of distress.
Psalm 6:6-7 captures this sentiment: "I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes."
The prophets also speak to the spiritual ache of a people longing for redemption and restoration. In
Isaiah 53:3, the suffering servant is described as "a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief." This passage is often interpreted as a messianic prophecy, pointing to Jesus Christ, who bore the ultimate spiritual and physical ache on behalf of humanity.
Divine Response to AcheThe Bible offers hope and comfort to those experiencing ache. God is portrayed as a compassionate healer who is close to the brokenhearted.
Psalm 34:18 assures, "The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit."
In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is depicted as the ultimate healer of both physical and spiritual ailments.
Matthew 11:28-30 records Jesus' invitation: "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
The promise of eternal relief from all forms of ache is a central theme in Christian eschatology.
Revelation 21:4 offers a vision of the future where "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away."
In summary, while the specific term "ache" may not appear in the Bible, the Scriptures provide a comprehensive understanding of human suffering and the divine promise of comfort and healing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. i.) Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. Such an ache in my bones.
2. (n.) A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley.
3. (v. i.) To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed.
Greek
43. agkale -- the bent arm... 1). arm. From agkos (a bend, "
ache"); an arm (as curved) -- arm. (ankalas) --
1 Occurrence. 42, 43. agkale. 44 . Strong's Numbers.
Library
Letter vi. Associates and Friends.
... That mother was quite right, who, when her boarding-school daughter complained that
it made her armsache to sweep, replied: "Well, you must sweep till it doesn...
Daily Bread
... Pain and pleasure are so very, very real! Weache, and we are sorry for
another'sache; we are joyous, and glad in another's joy....
Putting Clouds Over the Sun
... When you have grown older and they have gone out of your life, you may look back
with a pang of regret at the times when you caused their hearts toache....
Salvation from Sin.
... He will not have him receive the smallest service without gratitude; would not hear
from him a tone to jar the heart of another, a word to make itache, be the...
There are Certain Moments in Life which Seem Weighted with the...
... emperors are trembling on their thrones because of the evil days that are drawing
near in punishment for evil deeds!"to feel the great pulsatingache of the...
The Guiding Pillar
... We may look with regret on the circle of black ashes on the sand where our little
fire glinted cheerily, and our feet mayache, and our heartsache more, as we...
Heaven
... They should not have the head-ache or the tooth-ache there, nor any of those diseases
which flesh is heir to, and whenever God laid his hand upon them they...
John Chapter viii. 12
... up and walk. Perhaps thou art trying to walk, and art not able, because
thy feetache. How come thy feet toache? Have they been...
Hearken and Look; Or, Encouragement for Believers
... over the exhortation, "LOOK"""Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn"; "Look unto
Abraham your father." Why should your eyes for everache over desolations?...
A Word in the Prayer.
... It lies in the power of a single word to make the eyes fill and the throatache
because of its association with the voice of a queenly mother....
Thesaurus
Ache (1 Occurrence)... 1. (vi) Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
Such an
ache in my bones.
... Multi-Version Concordance
Ache (1 Occurrence).
...Achbor (7 Occurrences)
Pain (172 Occurrences)
... to extreme distress or torture, proceeding from a derangement of functions, disease,
or injury by violence; bodily distress; bodily suffering; anache; a smart...
Achel-damach (1 Occurrence)
Achel-damach.Ache, Achel-damach. Acheth . Multi-Version Concordance
Achel-damach (1 Occurrence)....Ache, Achel-damach. Acheth . Reference Bible.
Aching (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) ofAche. 2. (a.) That aches;
continuously painful. SeeAche. Multi-Version Concordance Aching (1 Occurrence)....
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