GROANING
Biblical dream symbol meaning
How groaning appeared in your dream
You hear deep groans echoing from enslaved people working in chains — Bondage, affliction, and oppression under circumstances beyond one's control
Exodus 2:23-24Exodus 6:5Judges 2:18bActs 7:34
Your own body groans with pain while your spirit yearns for freedom — Physical and spiritual suffering; the wounded soul's desire for release and redemption
Job 24:12Psalm 6:3, 6Psalm 38:8-9Romans 8:22
You groan inwardly while imprisoned or weighed down, longing for deliverance — The Spirit interceding through groans too deep for words; awaiting spiritual birth and freedom
Romans 8:23, 262 Corinthians 5:2, 4
A bruised and weary figure groans, their heart heavy and their strength fading — A bruised heart, deepening weakness, and the pain of prolonged suffering and complaint
Psalm 102:4-5, 20Job 23:2
You hear groaning from the land or from walls, as if creation itself mourns — Lamentation over destruction, desecration, and the groaning of all creation awaiting redemption
Jeremiah 51:52bEzekiel 30:24b
Possible biblical meanings
Symbolizes heartache and a desire for release or birth of the spirit (Romans 8:26; 2 Corinthians 5:2, 4)·Bondage or affliction (Exodus 2:23-24; Exodus 6:5; Psalm 102:20; Acts 7:34)·Oppression (Judges 2:18b)·Complaint (Job 23:2)·Wounded or vexed soul (Job 24:12; Psalm 6:3, 6; Psalm 38:8-9; Jeremiah 51:52b)·Bruised heart (Psalm 102:4-5)·Pain (Romans 8:22)·Death (Ezekiel 30:24b; Psalm 102:20)·Awaiting release. 7:34; 51:52b; 30:24b; Ps. 102:20 (Romans 8:23)·Rom. 8:23 (Romans 8:23)
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