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divorce

Meaning of “divorce”

Sense 1: The formal putting away of a husband or wife. Sense 2: To separate from a spouse by divorce; to put away from the marriage relation.

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First occurrence: Jeremiah 3:8

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Jeremiah 3:8
And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:8 · retained source text

And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adulterie, I had put her away and giuen her a bill of diuorce: yet her treacherous sister Iudah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

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