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bulrush

Meaning of “bulrush”

A reedlike plant that grows by water and bends readily.

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First occurrence: Isaiah 58:5

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The KJV occurrence

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Isaiah 58:5
Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 58:5 · retained source text

Is it such a fast that I haue chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soule? Is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackecloth and ashes vnder him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?

1611 marginal noteOr, to afflict his soule for a day?

1611 marginal noteZech.7.5.

1611 marginal noteLeuit.16.29.

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