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down

Meaning of “down”

From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.

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1,125 occurrences1,046 verses53 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 11:5

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Amos 2:8
And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 2:8 · retained source text

And they lay themselues downe vpon clothes laide to pledge, by euery Altar, and they drinke the wine of the condemned in the house of their God.

1611 marginal noteOr, such as haue fined or mulcted.

Amos 3:11
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 3:11 · retained source text

Therefore thus saith the LORD God, An aduersarie there shall be euen round about the land: and he shal bring downe thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.

Amos 5:24
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 5:24 · retained source text

But let iudgement run downe as waters, and righteousnesse as a mightie streame.

1611 marginal noteHeb. roule.

Amos 6:2
Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 6:2 · retained source text

Passe ye vnto Calneh, and see, and from thence go ye to Hemath the great: then goe downe to Gath of the Philistines: bee they better then these kingdomes? or their border greater then your border?

Amos 8:9
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 8:9 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe in that day, saith the LORD God, that I will cause the Sunne to go downe at noone, and I will darken the earth in the cleare day.

Amos 9:2
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 9:2 · retained source text

Though they digge into hell, thence shall mine hand take them: though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.

1611 marginal notePsal. 139.8. &c:

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Genesis60 occurrences
55 verses
Exodus27 occurrences
24 verses
Leviticus10 occurrences
10 verses
Numbers22 occurrences
22 verses
Deuteronomy35 occurrences
33 verses
Joshua26 occurrences
22 verses
Judges61 occurrences
54 verses
Ruth12 occurrences
7 verses
1 Samuel54 occurrences
45 verses
2 Samuel33 occurrences
31 verses
1 Kings25 occurrences
24 verses
2 Kings56 occurrences
50 verses
1 Chronicles7 occurrences
7 verses
2 Chronicles29 occurrences
25 verses
Ezra4 occurrences
4 verses
Nehemiah9 occurrences
8 verses
Esther2 occurrences
2 verses
Job35 occurrences
35 verses
Psalms85 occurrences
83 verses
Proverbs16 occurrences
15 verses
Ecclesiastes2 occurrences
2 verses
Song of Solomon4 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah97 occurrences
88 verses
Jeremiah48 occurrences
45 verses
Lamentations12 occurrences
11 verses
Ezekiel54 occurrences
47 verses
Daniel21 occurrences
20 verses
Hosea3 occurrences
3 verses
Joel6 occurrences
6 verses
Amos6 occurrences
6 verses
Obadiah3 occurrences
3 verses
Jonah4 occurrences
3 verses
Micah9 occurrences
9 verses
Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses
Zephaniah5 occurrences
5 verses
Haggai1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah4 occurrences
4 verses
Malachi3 occurrences
3 verses
Matthew29 occurrences
29 verses
Mark18 occurrences
18 verses
Luke60 occurrences
59 verses
John33 occurrences
31 verses
Acts51 occurrences
50 verses
Romans4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 verses
2 Corinthians5 occurrences
5 verses
Ephesians2 occurrences
2 verses
Hebrews5 occurrences
5 verses
James2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
1 John2 occurrences
1 verse
Revelation17 occurrences
17 verses

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