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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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Judges 15:7
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¶ 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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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 15:7 · retained source text

¶ 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
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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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1611 witness · Judges 20:28 · retained source text

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.

Complete reference index — all 70 verses
Genesis 8:22Exodus 9:29Numbers 8:25Numbers 11:25Numbers 17:5Deuteronomy 15:11Deuteronomy 32:26Joshua 22:25Judges 15:7Judges 20:281 Samuel 7:82 Chronicles 16:5Ezra 4:21Ezra 4:23Ezra 5:5Nehemiah 4:11Nehemiah 6:3Job 3:17Job 10:20Job 14:7Psalms 37:8Psalms 46:9Psalms 85:4Psalms 89:44Proverbs 18:18Proverbs 19:27Proverbs 20:3Proverbs 22:10Proverbs 23:4Ecclesiastes 12:3Isaiah 1:16Isaiah 2:22Isaiah 10:25Isaiah 13:11Isaiah 16:10Isaiah 17:3Isaiah 21:2Isaiah 30:11Isaiah 33:1Jeremiah 7:34Jeremiah 14:17Jeremiah 16:9Jeremiah 17:8Jeremiah 31:36Jeremiah 36:29Jeremiah 48:35Lamentations 2:18Ezekiel 6:6Ezekiel 7:24Ezekiel 12:23Ezekiel 16:41Ezekiel 23:27Ezekiel 23:48Ezekiel 26:13Ezekiel 30:10Ezekiel 30:13Ezekiel 30:18Ezekiel 33:28Ezekiel 34:10Ezekiel 34:25Daniel 9:27Daniel 11:18Hosea 1:4Hosea 2:11Amos 7:5Acts 13:101 Corinthians 13:8Ephesians 1:16Colossians 1:92 Peter 2:14

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseExodus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers3 occurrences
3 versesDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJudges2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseEzra3 occurrences
3 versesNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms4 occurrences
4 versesProverbs5 occurrences
5 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah9 occurrences
9 versesJeremiah7 occurrences
7 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel13 occurrences
13 versesDaniel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea2 occurrences
2 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verse1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Peter1 occurrence
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