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be

Concordance for “be”

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7,012 occurrences5,492 verses66 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:3

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Hosea 1:9
Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 1:9 · retained source text

Then sayde God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for yee are not my people, and I will not be your God.

1611 marginal noteThat is, not my people.

Hosea 1:10
¶ Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 1:10 · retained source text

¶ Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot bee measured nor numbred, and it shall come to passe, that in the place where it was said vnto them, Yee are not my people, there it shall be said vnto them, Ye are the sonnes of the liuing God.

1611 marginal noteOr, in stead of that.

1611 marginal noteRom.9.25,26.

Hosea 1:11
Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 1:11 · retained source text

Then shall the children of Iudah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselues one head, and they shall come vp out of the land: for great shalbe the day of Iezreel.

1611 marginal noteIere.3.18. ezek.34.37

Hosea 2:4
And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 2:4 · retained source text

And I will not haue mercy vpon her children, for they be the children of whordomes.

Hosea 2:16
And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 2:16 · retained source text

And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call mee Ishi; and shalt call mee no more Baali.

1611 marginal noteThat is, my husband.

1611 marginal noteThat is, my LORD.

Hosea 2:17
For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 2:17 · retained source text

For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, & they shal no more be remembred by their name.

Hosea 3:3
And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 3:3 · retained source text

And I said vnto her, Thou shalt abide for me many dayes, thou shalt not play the harlot, & thou shalt not be for an other man, so will I also be for thee.

1611 marginal noteDeut.21.3.

Hosea 4:3
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 4:3 · retained source text

Therefore shall the land mourne, and euery one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beastes of the field, and with the foules of heauen, yea the fishes of the Sea also shall be taken away.

Hosea 4:6
¶ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 4:6 · retained source text

¶ My people are destroyed for lacke of knowledge: because thou hast reiected knowledge, I will also reiect thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the lawe of thy God, I wil also forget thy children.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cut off

Hosea 4:9
And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 4:9 · retained source text

And there shall be like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their wayes, and reward them their doings.

1611 marginal noteHeb. visite vpon.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cause to returne.

1611 marginal noteIsa.24.2.

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Genesis257 occurrences
209 verses
Exodus335 occurrences
254 verses
Leviticus528 occurrences
376 verses
Numbers283 occurrences
222 verses
Deuteronomy273 occurrences
222 verses
Joshua78 occurrences
58 verses
Judges82 occurrences
64 verses
Ruth22 occurrences
20 verses
1 Samuel137 occurrences
113 verses
2 Samuel127 occurrences
101 verses
1 Kings94 occurrences
75 verses
2 Kings82 occurrences
69 verses
1 Chronicles83 occurrences
54 verses
2 Chronicles95 occurrences
75 verses
Ezra41 occurrences
30 verses
Nehemiah34 occurrences
28 verses
Esther44 occurrences
30 verses
Job166 occurrences
137 verses
Psalms419 occurrences
350 verses
Proverbs188 occurrences
160 verses
Ecclesiastes73 occurrences
53 verses
Song of Solomon11 occurrences
10 verses
Isaiah550 occurrences
401 verses
Jeremiah385 occurrences
289 verses
Lamentations14 occurrences
11 verses
Ezekiel414 occurrences
303 verses
Daniel124 occurrences
90 verses
Hosea54 occurrences
42 verses
Joel23 occurrences
20 verses
Amos32 occurrences
25 verses
Obadiah10 occurrences
7 verses
Jonah11 occurrences
10 verses
Micah38 occurrences
27 verses
Nahum18 occurrences
11 verses
Habakkuk12 occurrences
8 verses
Zephaniah23 occurrences
18 verses
Haggai9 occurrences
6 verses
Zechariah108 occurrences
75 verses
Malachi18 occurrences
14 verses
Matthew264 occurrences
211 verses
Mark123 occurrences
92 verses
Luke252 occurrences
202 verses
John99 occurrences
90 verses
Acts124 occurrences
109 verses
Romans128 occurrences
103 verses
1 Corinthians132 occurrences
109 verses
2 Corinthians94 occurrences
73 verses
Galatians47 occurrences
42 verses
Ephesians37 occurrences
35 verses
Philippians38 occurrences
29 verses
Colossians16 occurrences
16 verses
1 Thessalonians19 occurrences
18 verses
2 Thessalonians21 occurrences
19 verses
1 Timothy32 occurrences
31 verses
2 Timothy24 occurrences
22 verses
Titus23 occurrences
20 verses
Philemon4 occurrences
4 verses
Hebrews53 occurrences
46 verses
James27 occurrences
26 verses
1 Peter48 occurrences
38 verses
2 Peter23 occurrences
19 verses
1 John8 occurrences
7 verses
2 John3 occurrences
3 verses
3 John3 occurrences
3 verses
Jude4 occurrences
4 verses
Revelation71 occurrences
54 verses