KJV dictionary & concordance
To punish, scourge, or inflict pain or suffering.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Leviticus 26:28
Complete exact-word concordance
Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
Then I wil walke contrary vnto you also in fury, and I, euen I will chastise you seuen times for your sinnes.
And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;
And the Elders of that citie shall take that man, and chastise him.
And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
And now whereas my father did lade you with a heauy yoke, I wil adde to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whippes, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
And spake to them after the counsell of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heauy, and I will adde to your yoke; my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
For where as my father put a heauy yoke vpon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
1611 marginal noteHeb. laded.
And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
And answered them after the aduice of the yong men, saying, My father made your yoke heauy, but I will adde thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
When they shall goe, I wil spread my net vpon them, I will bring them downe as the foules of the heauen: I will chastise them as their congregation hath heard.
It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.
It is in my desire that I should chastise them, and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselues in their two furrowes.
1611 marginal noteOr, when I shall bind them for their two transgressions, or in their two habitations.
I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.
And hee said vnto them the third time, Why, what euill hath he done? I haue found no cause of death in him, I will therefore chastise him, & let him goe.
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Historical English dictionary sources
1. To correct by punishing; to punish; to inflict pain by stripes, or in other manner, for the purpose of punishing an offender and recalling him to his duty. I will chastise you seven times for your sins. Leviticus 26:28. 2. To reduce to order or obedience; to restrain; to awe; to repress. The gay social sense, By decency chastisd. 3. To correct; to purify by expunging faults; as, to chastise a poem.
