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calamity

Meaning of “calamity”

A grievous event or condition of ruin, disaster, affliction, misery, or destructive trouble.

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19 occurrences17 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 32:35

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Obadiah 1:13
Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;
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1611 witness · Obadiah 1:13 · retained source text

Thou shouldest not haue entred into the gate of my people in the day of their calamitie: yea, thou shouldest not haue looked on their affliction in the day of their calamitie, nor haue laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamitie.

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