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confirm

Meaning of “confirm”

To make firm, strengthen, establish, ratify, or give assurance of the truth or force of what is named.

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13 occurrences13 verses11 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Ruth 4:7

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Ruth 4:7
Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
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1611 witness · Ruth 4:7 · retained source text

Now this was the maner in former time in Israel, concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirme all things: a man plucked off his shooe, and gaue it to his neighbour: and this was a testimonie in Israel.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 25.7,9.

1 Kings 1:14
Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 1:14 · retained source text

Beholde, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirme thy words.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fill vp.

2 Kings 15:19
And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 15:19 · retained source text

And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gaue Pul a thousand talents of siluer, that his hand might be with him, to confirm the kingdome in his hand.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 5.26.

Esther 9:29
Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
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1611 witness · Esther 9:29 · retained source text

Then Esther the Queene, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Iew, wrote with all authoritie, to confirme this second letter of Purim.

1611 marginal noteHebr. all strength.

Esther 9:31
To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.
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1611 witness · Esther 9:31 · retained source text

To confirme these dayes of Purim, in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Iew, and Esther the Queene had enioyned them, and as they had decreed for themselues and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.

1611 marginal noteHebr for their soules.

Psalms 68:9
Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
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1611 witness · Psalms 68:9 · retained source text

Thou, O God, didst send a plentifull raine, whereby thou didst confirme thine inheritance, when it was weary.

1611 marginal noteHebr. shake out.

1611 marginal noteHebr. confirme it.

Isaiah 35:3
¶ Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 35:3 · retained source text

¶ Strengthen yee the weake hands, and confirme the feeble knees.

1611 marginal noteHebr. 12.12.

Ezekiel 13:6
They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith: and the Lord hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 13:6 · retained source text

They haue seene vanity, and lying diuination, saying; The LORD saith, and the LORD hath not sent them: and they haue made others to hope, that they would confirme the word.

Daniel 9:27
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
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1611 witness · Daniel 9:27 · retained source text

And hee shall confirme the couenant with many for one weeke: and in the midst of the weeke he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the ouerspreading of abominations hee shall make it desolate, euen vntill the consummation, & that determined, shalbe powred vpon the desolate.

1611 marginal noteOr, with the abominable armies.

1611 marginal noteMat. 24.15. marke 13.14. luke 21.20.

Daniel 11:1
ALSO I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
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1611 witness · Daniel 11:1 · retained source text

¶ Also I, in the first yeere of Darius the Mede, euen I stood to confirme and to strengthen him.

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To make firm or stronger; to settle or establish; to give assurance; to ratify.

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