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cried

Meaning of “cried”

1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
199 occurrences195 verses30 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 27:34

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Zechariah 1:4
Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 1:4 · retained source text

Be ye not as your fathers, vnto whom the former Prophets haue cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hostes, Turne ye now from your euill wayes, and from your euil doings: but they did not heare, nor hearken vnto me, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteIsa.31.6. iere.3.12. and 18.11. eze.18.30. hose.14.1.

Zechariah 6:8
Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 6:8 · retained source text

Then cried he vpon me, and spake vnto me, saying, Behold, these that goe toward the North countrey, haue quieted my spirit, in the North countrey.

Zechariah 7:7
Should ye not hear the words which the Lord hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 7:7 · retained source text

Should yee not heare the wordes, which the LORD hath cried by the former Prophets, when Ierusalem was inhabited, and in prosperitie, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the South of the plaine?

1611 marginal noteOr, are not these the wordes.

1611 marginal noteHebr. by the hand of, &c.

Zechariah 7:13
Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 7:13 · retained source text

Therefore it is come to passe, that as he cried, and they would not heare, so they cried, and I would not heare, saith the LORD of hostes.

1611 marginal notePro.1.28. isa.1.15. iere.11.11. and 14.2.

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preterit tense and part. of cry.

volume 1, leaf 511, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 179)