I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 5:8 · retained source text
I would seeke vnto God, and vnto God would I commit my cause:
KJV dictionary & concordance
commit
Meaning of “commit”
To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
75 occurrences67 verses26 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 20:14
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Every verse containing “commit”
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 34:10 · retained source text
Therefore hearken vnto me, ye men of vnderstanding: farre bee it from God, that he should doe wickednes, and from the Almighty, that hee should commit iniquitie.
1611 marginal noteHebr. men of heart.
1611 marginal noteExod. 32.4. iob 8.3. and 36.23. psal. 92.15. rom 9.14.
Complete reference index — all 67 verses
Exodus 20:14Leviticus 5:15Leviticus 5:17Leviticus 6:2Leviticus 18:26Leviticus 18:29Leviticus 18:30Leviticus 20:5Numbers 5:6Numbers 5:12Numbers 25:1Numbers 31:16Deuteronomy 5:18Deuteronomy 19:20Joshua 22:202 Samuel 7:142 Chronicles 21:11Job 5:8Job 34:10Psalms 31:5Psalms 37:5Proverbs 16:3Proverbs 16:12Isaiah 22:21Isaiah 23:17Jeremiah 7:9Jeremiah 9:5Jeremiah 23:14Jeremiah 37:21Jeremiah 44:7Ezekiel 3:20Ezekiel 8:17Ezekiel 16:17Ezekiel 16:34Ezekiel 16:43Ezekiel 20:30Ezekiel 22:9Ezekiel 23:43Ezekiel 33:13Hosea 4:10Hosea 4:13Hosea 4:14Hosea 6:9Hosea 7:1Matthew 5:27Matthew 5:32Matthew 19:9Matthew 19:18Mark 10:19Luke 12:48Luke 16:11Luke 18:20John 2:24Romans 1:32Romans 2:2Romans 2:22Romans 13:91 Corinthians 10:81 Timothy 1:182 Timothy 2:2James 2:9James 2:111 Peter 4:191 John 3:9Revelation 2:14Revelation 2:20Revelation 2:22
Where “commit” appears
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Exodus1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus8 occurrences
7 versesNumbers5 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms2 occurrences
2 versesProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah5 occurrences
5 versesEzekiel10 occurrences
9 versesHosea7 occurrences
5 versesMatthew4 occurrences
4 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke3 occurrences
3 versesJohn1 occurrence
1 verseRomans6 occurrences
4 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseJames3 occurrences
2 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse1 John1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation3 occurrences
3 verses
1 verseLeviticus8 occurrences
7 versesNumbers5 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms2 occurrences
2 versesProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah5 occurrences
5 versesEzekiel10 occurrences
9 versesHosea7 occurrences
5 versesMatthew4 occurrences
4 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke3 occurrences
3 versesJohn1 occurrence
1 verseRomans6 occurrences
4 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseJames3 occurrences
2 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse1 John1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation3 occurrences
3 verses
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Definition evidence
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗To give in trust; to put into the hands or power of another; to entrust; with to. […] To do; to effect or perpetrate; as, to commit murder, treason, felony, or trespass.