KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of compass, meaning to go around, surround, enclose, or encircle.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 19:4
Complete exact-word concordance
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the paines of hell gate hold vpon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
1611 marginal noteHebr. found me.
1611 marginal notePsal.18.5.6.
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.
All nations compassed me about: but in the Name of the LORD, will I destroy them.
1611 marginal noteHebr. cut them off.
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
They compassed mee about, yea they compassed mee about: but in the Name of the LORD, I will destroy them.
They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
They compassed mee about like Bees, they are quenched as the fire of thornes: for in the Name of the LORD I wil destroy them.
1611 marginal noteHebr. cut downe.
He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and trauel.
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
For thou hadst cast mee into the deepe, in the middest of the Seas, and the floods compassed me about: all thy billowes & thy waues passed ouer me.
1611 marginal noteHeb. heart.
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
The waters compassed mee about euen to the soule; the depth closed mee round about; the weedes were wrapt about my head.
1611 marginal notePsal. 69.2.
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
And when yee shall see Hierusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 24.15.
Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
Who can haue compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way, for that he himselfe also is compassed with infirmitie.
1611 marginal noteOr, can reasonably beare with.
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
By faith the walles of Iericho fell downe, after they were compassed about seuen dayes.
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Embraced; surrounded; inclosed; obtained; imagined.
