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bending

Meaning of “bending”

Bowing or inclining the body in submission.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 60:14

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The KJV occurrence

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Isaiah 60:14
The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 60:14 · retained source text

The sonnes also of them that afflicted thee, shall come bending vnto thee: and all they that despised thee shal bow themselues downe at the soles of thy feet, and they shall call thee the citie of the LORD, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

1611 marginal noteReue.3.9.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Curving; inclining; bowing; submitting.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 264