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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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Jeremiah 1:8
be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 1:8 · retained source text

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliuer thee, sayth the LORD.

1611 marginal noteEze.3.9.

1611 marginal noteExo.3.12. deu.31.6,8. iosh.1.5. heb.13.6.

Jeremiah 1:17
¶ Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 1:17 · retained source text

¶ Thou therefore gird vp thy loynes, and arise and speake vnto them all that I commaund thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

1611 marginal noteOr, breake to pieces.

Jeremiah 2:10
For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:10 · retained source text

For passe ouer the yles of Chittim, and see; and send vnto Kedar and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.

1611 marginal noteOr, ouer to.

Jeremiah 2:36
Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:36 · retained source text

Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt bee ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

Jeremiah 3:1
THEY say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:1 · retained source text

¶ They say; If a man put away his wife, and she goe from him, and become another mans, shall hee returne vnto her againe? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many louers; yet returne againe to me, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. saying.

1611 marginal noteDeu.24.4

Jeremiah 3:3
Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:3 · retained source text

Therefore the showres haue bin withholden, and there hath bene no latter raine, and thou haddest a whores forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

1611 marginal noteDeut.28.24. chap.9.12.

1611 marginal noteCha.6.15.

Jeremiah 3:16
And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:16 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe when yee bee multiplied and increased in the land; in those dayes, saith the LORD, they shal say no more; The Arke of the Couenant of the LORD: neither shal it come to minde, neither shall they remember it, neither shall they visit it, neither shall that be done any more.

1611 marginal noteHeb. come vp on the heart.

1611 marginal noteOr, it be magnified.

Jeremiah 3:17
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:17 · retained source text

At that time they shall call Ierusalem the Throne of the LORD, and all the nations shalbe gathered vnto it, to the Name of the LORD, to Ierusalem: neither shall they walke any more after the imagination of their euill heart.

1611 marginal noteOr, stubburnnesse.

Jeremiah 4:7
The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 4:7 · retained source text

The Lion is come vp from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; hee is gone foorth from his place to make thy land desolate, and thy cities shall be layed waste, without an inhabitant.

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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