Bible Verses About Weariness
We all know what it's like to feel weary. Life can be demanding, filled with responsibilities, challenges, and even sorrows that can drain our strength and leave us feeling utterly exhausted. This isn't just physical tiredness; it can be a weariness of the soul, a spiritual fatigue that saps our joy and desire. But we are not alone in this experience. From the earliest days of humanity, people have faced weariness, and God's Word speaks directly to this very human condition. The Bible acknowledges our struggles and offers profound comfort, renewed hope, and practical wisdom for when we feel tired.
"You will surely wear out, both you, and this people who are with you; for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to perform it yourself alone."
"how he met you by the way and attacked all your weakest ones behind you, when you were faint and weary; and he didn't fear God."
"and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched grain, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse, and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people who were with him, to eat; for they said, “The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.”"
"I am weary with my groaning. Every night I flood my bed. I drench my couch with my tears."
"I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail while I wait for my God."
"Haven't you known? Haven't you heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn't faint. He isn't weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak. He increases strength to him who has no might. Even the youths will faint and be weary, and the young men will utterly fall; but those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint."
"You said, 'Woe is me now! For Yahweh has added sorrow to my pain! I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.'"
"“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”"
"Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up."
"But you, brothers, don't be weary in doing well."
"For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don't become weary, fainting in your souls."
"You have endured, and have perseverance, and have endured for my name’s sake, and have not grown weary."
Frequently asked questions
- Weariness in the Bible is often presented as a consequence of life in a fallen world, but it is also a reminder of our dependence on God.