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doleful

Meaning of “doleful”

Mournful, sorrowful, or expressive of lamentation.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 13:21

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Isaiah 13:21
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But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 13:21 · retained source text

But wilde beastes of the desert shall lye there, and their houses shalbe full of dolefull creatures, and owles shall dwell there, and Satyres shall daunce there.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Ziim.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Ochim.

1611 marginal noteOr, Ostriches.

1611 marginal noteHebr. daughters of the owle.

Micah 2:4
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¶ In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Micah 2:4 · retained source text

¶ In that day shall one take vp a parable against you, and lament with a dolefull lamentation, and say, We be vtterly spoiled: hee hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he remoued it from me? turning away hee hath diuided our fields.

1611 marginal noteHeb. with a lamentation of lamentations.

1611 marginal noteOr, instead of restoring.

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