HEAVINESS. Heavy. Heaviness of heart and ears, is an expression, which has been used for hardness of heart, and indocility. See the Articles HEART, EARS, and WEIGHT.
The Heaviness of God’s hand, or his 1 Sam. v. 12.hand lying heavy upon any one; denotes, that in his wrath, he uses chastisements, like a master or a father, who corrects his son or servant with severity. A heavy yoke, Deut. xxvi. 6. 1 Kings xii. 4. Ps. xxxiv. 18. Ex. viii. 24. Numb. xi. 14.or a heavy weight, signifies slavery, servitude under cruel and merciless masters.
Populus gravis, a great people, a numerous assembly. Musca gravissima, a very troublesome multitude of flies. Populus iste gravis est mihi, this people is insupportable to me. Gravis nox, an uneasy night. Infirmitas gravis, a dangerous disease. Gravis somnus, deep sleep. Multitudo gravis, a great multitude. Mandata gravia, commands hard in practice. Alligant onera gravia, they put heavy loads upon other people’s shoulders. Matth. xxiii. 4, &c.