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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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Ezekiel 6:6
In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 6:6 · retained source text

In all your dwelling places the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shalbe desolate, that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may bee cut downe, and your workes may be abolished.

Ezekiel 7:24
Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 7:24 · retained source text

Wherfore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possesse their houses: I will also make the pompe of the strong to cease, and their holy places shall be defiled.

1611 marginal noteOr, they shall inherit their holy places.

Ezekiel 12:23
Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord God; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 12:23 · retained source text

Tell them therefore, Thus sayth the LORD God; I will make this prouerbe to cease, and they shall no more vse it as a prouerbe in Israel: but say vnto them, The dayes are at hand, and the effect of euery vision.

Ezekiel 16:41
And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 16:41 · retained source text

And they shall burne thine houses with fire, and execute iudgements vpon thee in the sight of many women: and I wil cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt giue no hire any more.

1611 marginal note2.Kings.25.9. ier. 52 13.

Ezekiel 23:27
Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 23:27 · retained source text

Thus will I make thy lewdnesse to cease from thee, and thy whoredome brought from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift vp thine eyes vnto them, nor remember Egypt any more.

Ezekiel 23:48
Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 23:48 · retained source text

Thus will I cause lewdnesse to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to doe after your lewdnesse.

Ezekiel 26:13
And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 26:13 · retained source text

And I wil cause the noise of thy songs to cease, and the sound of thy harpes shalbe no more heard.

1611 marginal noteIsa.24.8. iere.7.34. and 16.9.

Ezekiel 30:10
Thus saith the Lord God; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 30:10 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD God, I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchad-rezzar, king of Babylon.

Ezekiel 30:13
Thus saith the Lord God; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 30:13 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD God, I will also destroy the idoles, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph: and there shalbe no more a Prince of the land of Egypt, and I will put a feare in the land of Egypt.

1611 marginal noteZach.13.2.

Ezekiel 30:18
At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 30:18 · retained source text

At Tehaphnehes also the day shalbe darkened when I shall breake there the yokes of Egypt: & the pompe of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall couer her, and her daughters shall goe into captiuitie.

1611 marginal noteOr, restrained.

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