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cast

Meaning of “cast”

1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

501 occurrences474 verses47 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 21:10

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Lamentations 2:7

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The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn feast.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Lamentations 2:7 · retained source text

The LORD hath cast off his Altar: hee hath abhorred his Sanctuarie: he hath giuen vp into the hand of the enemie the walles of her palaces: they haue made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemne Feast.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shut vp.

Lamentations 2:10

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The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

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1611 witness · Lamentations 2:10 · retained source text

The Elders of the daughter of Zion sit vpon the ground and keepe silence: they haue cast vp dust vpon their heads: they haue girded themselues with sackcloth: the virgins of Ierusalem hang downe their heades to the ground.

Lamentations 3:31

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For the Lord will not cast off for ever:

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1611 witness · Lamentations 3:31 · retained source text

For the LORD will not cast off for euer.

Lamentations 3:53

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They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.

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1611 witness · Lamentations 3:53 · retained source text

They haue cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone vpon me.

Ezekiel 4:2

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And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 4:2 · retained source text

And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it: set the campe also against it, and set battering rammes against it round about.

1611 marginal noteOr, chiefe leaders.

Ezekiel 5:4

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Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 5:4 · retained source text

Then take of them againe, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burne them in the fire: for thereof shall a fire come foorth into all the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 6:4

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And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 6:4 · retained source text

And your altars shalbe desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast downe your slaine men before your idoles.

1611 marginal noteOr, sunne images, and so vers. 6.

Ezekiel 7:19

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They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 7:19 · retained source text

They shall cast their siluer in the streets, and their golde shalbe remooued: their siluer and their golde shall not be able to deliuer them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfie their soules, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumbling blocke of their iniquitie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. for a separation or vncleannesse.

1611 marginal noteOr, because their iniquitie is their stumbling blocke.

1611 marginal noteProu.11.4. zeph.1.18. ecclus. 5.8.

Ezekiel 11:16

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Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 11:16 · retained source text

Therefore say, Thus sayth the LORD God; Although I haue cast them farre off among the heathen, and although I haue scattered them among the countreys, yet will I be to them as a little Sanctuarie in the countreys where they shall come.

Ezekiel 15:4

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Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 15:4 · retained source text

Behold, it is cast into the fire for fewell: the fire deuoureth both the ends of it, and the middest of it is burnt. Is it meete for any worke?

1611 marginal noteHeb. will it prosper?

Complete reference index — all 474 verses

Genesis 21:10 Genesis 21:15 Genesis 31:38 Genesis 31:51 Genesis 37:20 Genesis 37:22 Genesis 37:24 Genesis 39:7 Exodus 1:22 Exodus 4:3 Exodus 4:25 Exodus 7:9 Exodus 7:10 Exodus 7:12 Exodus 10:19 Exodus 15:4 Exodus 15:25 Exodus 22:31 Exodus 23:26 Exodus 25:12 Exodus 26:37 Exodus 32:19 Exodus 32:24 Exodus 34:24 Exodus 36:36 Exodus 37:3 Exodus 37:13 Exodus 38:5 Exodus 38:27 Leviticus 1:16 Leviticus 14:40 Leviticus 16:8 Leviticus 18:24 Leviticus 20:23 Leviticus 26:30 Leviticus 26:44 Numbers 19:6 Numbers 35:22 Numbers 35:23 Deuteronomy 6:19 Deuteronomy 7:1 Deuteronomy 9:4 Deuteronomy 9:17 Deuteronomy 9:21 Deuteronomy 28:40 Deuteronomy 29:28 Joshua 8:29 Joshua 10:11 Joshua 10:27 Joshua 13:12 Joshua 18:6 Joshua 18:8 Joshua 18:10 Judges 6:28 Judges 6:30 Judges 6:31 Judges 8:25 Judges 9:53 Judges 15:17 1 Samuel 14:42 1 Samuel 18:11 1 Samuel 20:33 2 Samuel 1:21 2 Samuel 11:21 2 Samuel 16:6 2 Samuel 16:13 2 Samuel 18:17 2 Samuel 20:12 2 Samuel 20:15 2 Samuel 20:22 1 Kings 7:15 1 Kings 7:24 1 Kings 7:46 1 Kings 9:7 1 Kings 13:24 1 Kings 13:25 1 Kings 13:28 1 Kings 14:9 1 Kings 14:24 1 Kings 18:42 1 Kings 19:19 1 Kings 21:26 2 Kings 2:16 2 Kings 2:21 2 Kings 3:25 2 Kings 4:41 2 Kings 6:6 2 Kings 7:15 2 Kings 9:25 2 Kings 9:26 2 Kings 10:25 2 Kings 13:21 2 Kings 13:23 2 Kings 16:3 2 Kings 17:8 2 Kings 17:20 2 Kings 19:18 2 Kings 19:32 2 Kings 21:2 2 Kings 23:6 2 Kings 23:12 2 Kings 23:27 2 Kings 24:20 1 Chronicles 24:31 1 Chronicles 25:8 1 Chronicles 26:13 1 Chronicles 26:14 1 Chronicles 28:9 2 Chronicles 4:3 2 Chronicles 4:17 2 Chronicles 7:20 2 Chronicles 11:14 2 Chronicles 13:9 2 Chronicles 20:11 2 Chronicles 24:10 2 Chronicles 25:8 2 Chronicles 25:12 2 Chronicles 26:14 2 Chronicles 28:3 2 Chronicles 29:19 2 Chronicles 30:14 2 Chronicles 33:2 2 Chronicles 33:15 Nehemiah 1:9 Nehemiah 6:16 Nehemiah 9:26 Nehemiah 10:34 Nehemiah 11:1 Nehemiah 13:8 Esther 3:7 Esther 9:24 Job 8:4 Job 8:20 Job 15:33 Job 18:7 Job 18:8 Job 20:15 Job 20:23 Job 22:29 Job 27:22 Job 29:24 Job 30:19 Job 39:3 Job 40:11 Job 41:9 Psalms 2:3 Psalms 5:10 Psalms 17:13 Psalms 18:42 Psalms 22:10 Psalms 22:18 Psalms 36:12 Psalms 37:14 Psalms 37:24 Psalms 42:5 Psalms 42:6 Psalms 42:11 Psalms 43:2 Psalms 43:5 Psalms 44:2 Psalms 44:9 Psalms 44:23 Psalms 51:11 Psalms 55:3 Psalms 55:22 Psalms 56:7 Psalms 60:1 Psalms 60:8 Psalms 60:10 Psalms 62:4 Psalms 71:9 Psalms 74:1 Psalms 74:7 Psalms 76:6 Psalms 77:7 Psalms 78:49 Psalms 78:55 Psalms 80:8 Psalms 89:38 Psalms 89:44 Psalms 94:14 Psalms 102:10 Psalms 108:9 Psalms 108:11 Psalms 140:10 Psalms 144:6 Proverbs 1:14 Proverbs 7:26 Proverbs 16:33 Proverbs 22:10 Ecclesiastes 3:5 Ecclesiastes 3:6 Ecclesiastes 11:1 Isaiah 2:20 Isaiah 5:24 Isaiah 6:13 Isaiah 14:19 Isaiah 16:2 Isaiah 19:8 Isaiah 25:7 Isaiah 26:19 Isaiah 28:2 Isaiah 28:25 Isaiah 30:22 Isaiah 31:7 Isaiah 34:3 Isaiah 34:17 Isaiah 37:19 Isaiah 37:33 Isaiah 38:17 Isaiah 41:9 Isaiah 57:14 Isaiah 57:20 Isaiah 58:7 Isaiah 62:10 Isaiah 66:5 Jeremiah 6:6 Jeremiah 6:15 Jeremiah 7:15 Jeremiah 7:29 Jeremiah 8:12 Jeremiah 9:19 Jeremiah 14:16 Jeremiah 15:1 Jeremiah 16:13 Jeremiah 18:15 Jeremiah 22:7 Jeremiah 22:19 Jeremiah 22:26 Jeremiah 22:28 Jeremiah 23:39 Jeremiah 26:23 Jeremiah 28:16 Jeremiah 31:37 Jeremiah 33:24 Jeremiah 33:26 Jeremiah 36:23 Jeremiah 36:30 Jeremiah 38:6 Jeremiah 38:9 Jeremiah 38:11 Jeremiah 38:12 Jeremiah 41:7 Jeremiah 41:9 Jeremiah 41:14 Jeremiah 50:26 Jeremiah 51:34 Jeremiah 51:63 Jeremiah 52:3 Lamentations 2:1 Lamentations 2:7 Lamentations 2:10 Lamentations 3:31 Lamentations 3:53 Ezekiel 4:2 Ezekiel 5:4 Ezekiel 6:4 Ezekiel 7:19 Ezekiel 11:16 Ezekiel 15:4 Ezekiel 16:5 Ezekiel 18:31 Ezekiel 19:12 Ezekiel 20:7 Ezekiel 20:8 Ezekiel 21:22 Ezekiel 23:35 Ezekiel 26:8 Ezekiel 27:30 Ezekiel 28:16 Ezekiel 28:17 Ezekiel 31:16 Ezekiel 32:4 Ezekiel 32:18 Ezekiel 36:5 Ezekiel 43:24 Daniel 3:6 Daniel 3:11 Daniel 3:15 Daniel 3:20 Daniel 3:21 Daniel 3:24 Daniel 6:7 Daniel 6:12 Daniel 6:16 Daniel 6:24 Daniel 7:9 Daniel 8:7 Daniel 8:10 Daniel 8:11 Daniel 8:12 Daniel 11:12 Daniel 11:15 Hosea 8:3 Hosea 8:5 Hosea 9:17 Hosea 14:5 Joel 1:7 Joel 3:3 Amos 1:11 Amos 4:3 Amos 8:3 Amos 8:8 Obadiah 1:11 Jonah 1:5 Jonah 1:7 Jonah 1:12 Jonah 1:15 Jonah 2:3 Jonah 2:4 Micah 2:5 Micah 2:9 Micah 4:7 Micah 7:19 Nahum 3:6 Nahum 3:10 Zephaniah 3:15 Zechariah 1:21 Zechariah 5:8 Zechariah 9:4 Zechariah 10:6 Zechariah 11:13 Malachi 3:11 Matthew 3:10 Matthew 4:6 Matthew 4:12 Matthew 5:13 Matthew 5:25 Matthew 5:29 Matthew 5:30 Matthew 6:30 Matthew 7:5 Matthew 7:6 Matthew 7:19 Matthew 7:22 Matthew 8:12 Matthew 8:16 Matthew 8:31 Matthew 9:33 Matthew 10:1 Matthew 10:8 Matthew 12:24 Matthew 12:26 Matthew 12:27 Matthew 12:28 Matthew 13:42 Matthew 13:47 Matthew 13:48 Matthew 13:50 Matthew 15:17 Matthew 15:26 Matthew 15:30 Matthew 17:19 Matthew 17:27 Matthew 18:8 Matthew 18:9 Matthew 18:30 Matthew 21:12 Matthew 21:21 Matthew 21:39 Matthew 22:13 Matthew 25:30 Matthew 27:5 Matthew 27:35 Matthew 27:44 Mark 1:34 Mark 1:39 Mark 3:15 Mark 3:23 Mark 4:26 Mark 6:13 Mark 7:26 Mark 7:27 Mark 9:18 Mark 9:22 Mark 9:28 Mark 9:42 Mark 9:45 Mark 9:47 Mark 11:7 Mark 11:15 Mark 11:23 Mark 12:4 Mark 12:8 Mark 12:41 Mark 12:43 Mark 12:44 Mark 14:51 Mark 16:9 Mark 16:17 Luke 1:29 Luke 3:9 Luke 4:9 Luke 4:29 Luke 6:22 Luke 6:42 Luke 9:25 Luke 9:40 Luke 11:18 Luke 11:19 Luke 11:20 Luke 12:5 Luke 12:28 Luke 12:58 Luke 13:19 Luke 13:32 Luke 14:35 Luke 17:2 Luke 19:35 Luke 19:43 Luke 19:45 Luke 20:12 Luke 20:15 Luke 21:3 Luke 21:4 Luke 22:41 Luke 23:19 Luke 23:25 Luke 23:34 John 3:24 John 6:37 John 8:7 John 8:59 John 9:34 John 9:35 John 12:31 John 15:6 John 19:24 John 21:6 John 21:7 Acts 7:19 Acts 7:21 Acts 7:58 Acts 12:8 Acts 16:23 Acts 16:37 Acts 22:23 Acts 27:19 Acts 27:26 Acts 27:29 Acts 27:30 Acts 27:38 Acts 27:43 Romans 11:1 Romans 11:2 Romans 13:12 1 Corinthians 7:35 2 Corinthians 4:9 2 Corinthians 7:6 Galatians 4:30 1 Timothy 5:12 Hebrews 10:35 2 Peter 2:4 Revelation 2:10 Revelation 2:14 Revelation 2:22 Revelation 4:10 Revelation 8:5 Revelation 8:7 Revelation 8:8 Revelation 12:4 Revelation 12:9 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To make to preponderate; to throw into one scale, for the purpose of giving it superior weight; to decide by a vote that gives a superiority in numbers; as, to cast the balance in ones favor; a casting vote or voice. […] To cast forth, to throw out, or eject, as from an inclosed place; to emit, or send abroad; to exhale.

volume 1, leaf 355, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 55)

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