KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense or past-participial form of cease (to stop moving, acting or speaking; to leave off; to give over; followed by from before a noun).
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 18:11
Complete exact-word concordance
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
But in mine aduersitie they reioyced, and gathered themselues together: yea, the abiects gathered themselues together against me, & I knew it not, they did teare me, and ceased not,
1611 marginal noteHeb. halting.
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
In the day of my trouble, I sought the LORD; my sore ranne in the night, and ceased not: my soule refused to be comforted.
1611 marginal noteHeb. my hand.
¶ That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
¶ That thou shalt take vp this prouerbe against the king of Babylon, and say; How hath the oppressour ceased? the golden citie ceased?
1611 marginal noteOr, Taunting speech.
1611 marginal noteOr, exactresse of gold.
The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
The Elders haue ceased from the gate, the young men from their musicke.
The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
The ioy of our heart is ceased, our daunce is turned into mourning.
So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
So they tooke vp Ionah, and cast him foorth into the sea, and the sea ceased from her raging.
1611 marginal noteHebr. flood.
And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
And hee arose, and rebuked the winde, and said vnto the sea, Peace, be still: and the winde ceased, and there was a great calme.
And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
And hee went vp vnto them into the ship, and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselues beyond measure, and wondered.
Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
Thou gauest me no kisse: but this woman, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kisse my feet.
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