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cease

Meaning of “cease”

To stop or leave off, to come to an end, or to cause something to stop or end.

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First occurrence: Genesis 8:22

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Genesis 8:22
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
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1611 witness · Genesis 8:22 · retained source text

While the earth remaineth, seed-time and haruest, and cold, and heat, and Summer, and Winter, and day and night, shall not cease.

1611 marginal noteHeb. as yet all the dayes of the earth.

Exodus 9:29
And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the Lord’s.
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1611 witness · Exodus 9:29 · retained source text

And Moses saide vnto him, Assoone as I am gone out of the citie, I will spread abroad my hands vnto the LORD, and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more haile: that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORDs.

1611 marginal notePsal. 24.1.

Numbers 8:25
And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:
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And from the age of fiftie yeeres they shall cease waiting vpon the seruice thereof, and shall serue no more:

1611 marginal noteHebr. returne from the warfare of the seruice

Numbers 11:25
And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
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And the LORD came downe in a cloude, and spake vnto him, and tooke of the spirit that was vpon him, and gaue it vnto the seuentie Elders: and it came to passe that when the spirit rested vpon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

Numbers 17:5
And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
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1611 witness · Numbers 17:5 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe, that the mans rod whom I shall choose, shall blossome: and I will make to cease from mee the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmure against you.

Deuteronomy 15:11
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 15:11 · retained source text

For the poore shall neuer cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide vnto thy brother, to thy poore, and to thy needy in the land.

Deuteronomy 32:26
I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:26 · retained source text

I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease frō among men:

Joshua 22:25
For the Lord hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the Lord: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the Lord.
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1611 witness · Joshua 22:25 · retained source text

For the LORD hath made Iordan a border betweene vs and you, yee children of Reuben, and children of Gad, yee haue no part in the LORD: so shal your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD:

Judges 15:7
¶ And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
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¶ And Samson said vnto them, Though ye haue done this, yet will I be auenged of you, and after that, I wil cease.

Judges 20:28
And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the Lord said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.
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And Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar the sonne of Aaron stood before it in those dayes.) saying; Shall I yet againe goe out to battel against the children of Beniamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Goe vp; for to morrow I will deliuer them into thine hand.

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