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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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70 occurrences70 verses26 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 8:22

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Job 3:17
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
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1611 witness · Job 3:17 · retained source text

There the wicked cease from troubling: and there the wearie be at rest.

1611 marginal noteHeb. wearied in strength.

Job 10:20
Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 10:20 · retained source text

Are not my dayes few? cease then, and let me alone that I may take comfort a litle,

1611 marginal noteSee Chap. 8.9. and 7.6.

Job 14:7
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
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1611 witness · Job 14:7 · retained source text

For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut downe, that it will sprout againe, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

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