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# burden
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## Definition
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A burden is a heavy load. It literally refers to a physical load such as a work animal would carry. The term "burden" also has several figurative meanings:
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* A burden can refer to a difficult duty or important responsibility that a person has to do. He is said to be "bearing" or "carrying" a heavy burden.
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* A cruel leader may put heavy, difficult burdens on the people he is ruling, for example by forcing them to pay large amounts of taxes.
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* A person who does not want to be a burden to someone does not want to cause that other person any trouble.
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* The guilt of a person's sin is a burden or heavy weight to him.
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* The "burden of the Lord" is a figurative way of referring to a "message from God" that a prophet must deliver to God's people.
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* The term "burden" can be translated by "responsibility" or "duty" or "heavy load" or "message," depending on the context.
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