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correction

Meaning of “correction”

Discipline, chastening, or instruction that corrects error and restores what is right.

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12 occurrences12 verses6 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 37:13

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Habakkuk 1:12
¶ Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
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1611 witness · Habakkuk 1:12 · retained source text

¶ Art thou not from euerlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy one? we shall not die: O LORD, thou hast ordained them for iudgement, and O mightie God, thou hast established them for correction.

1611 marginal noteHeb. rocke.

1611 marginal noteHeb. founded.

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Historical definitions

That which is intended to rectify, or to cure faults; punishment; discipline; chastisement; that which corrects.

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