Troubled זֹעֲפִֽים

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Apr 29, 2025 · 2m

We are in chapter 40 of Genesis with our word for today. זָעַף to be or become low of spirit, depressed, or lacking in energy, be troubled, look poor, thin. It is used 4 times in the Old Testament. Here are all the uses. Proverbs 19:3 A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart יִזְעַ֥ףrages against the Lord. This idea of not being in good humor or not having a positive attitude in the sense of being angry is also seen in 2 Chronicles 26:16, 18-19 But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the…