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ENDU'RE, verb transitive [Latin durus, duro.]
1. To last; to continue in the same state without perishing; to remain; to abide.
The Lord shall endure forever. Psalms 9:7.
He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure Job 8:15.
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? Esther 8:6.
Can thy heart endure or thy hands be strong? Ezekiel 22:14.
ENDU'RE, verb transitive 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 Timothy 2:3.
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons. Hebrews 12:7.
2. To undergo; to sustain.
I wish to die, yet dare not death endure
3. To continue in. [Not used.]