Strong's Hebrew · H3334
H3334 yâtsar
יָצַר
yaw-tsar'
be distressed
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yâtsar appears 10 times in Scripture, in Genesis, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, Nehemiah, Job, Proverbs and Isaiah. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress
In the King James Version
be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 10 times in Scripture
“The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.”
“In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.”
“For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away.”
“And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.”
“When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.”
“In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.”
“So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.”
“Wherever Israel marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring calamity, just as He had sworn to them. So they were greatly distressed.”
“Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.”
“His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
