Meaning
1. To last; to continue in the same state without perishing; to remain; to abide.
The Lord shall endure forever. Psa 9.
He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure. Job 8.
2. To bear; to brook; to suffer without resistance, or without yielding.
How can I endure to See The evil that shall come to my people? Est 8.
Can thy heart endure, or thy hands be strong? Ezek 22.
ENDU'RE, v.t. To bear; to sustain; to support without breaking or yielding to force or pressure. Metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting.
Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure.
As might the strokes of two such arms endure.
1. To bear with patience; to bear without opposition or sinking under the pressure.
Therefore, I endure all things for the elect's sake. 2 Tim 2.
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons. Heb 12.
2. To undergo; to sustain.
I wish to die, yet dare not death endure.
3. To continue in. [Not used.]
