Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)/Burden

Burden :

(1.) A load of any kind (Ex. 23:5).

(2.) A severe task (Ex. 2:11).

(3.) A difficult duty, requiring effort (Ex. 18:22).

(4.) A prophecy of a calamitous or disastrous nature (Isa. 13:1; 17:1; Hab. 1:1, etc.).