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earnestly

Meaning of “earnestly”

Seriously, eagerly, sincerely, or with intense effort.

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First occurrence: Numbers 22:37

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Numbers 22:37
And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?
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1611 witness · Numbers 22:37 · retained source text

And Balak said vnto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send vnto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not vnto me? Am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?

1 Samuel 20:6
If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 20:6 · retained source text

If thy father at all misse me, then say, Dauid earnestly asked leaue of me that he might runne to Bethlehem his citie: for there is a yeerely sacrifice there for all the family.

1611 marginal noteOr, feast.

1 Samuel 20:28
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 20:28 · retained source text

And Ionathan answered Saul, Dauid earnestly asked leaue of me, to goe to Bethlehem.

Nehemiah 3:20
After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 3:20 · retained source text

After him Baruch the sonne of Zabbai, earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall vnto the doore of the house of Eliashib the high Priest.

1611 marginal noteOr, Zaccai.

Job 7:2
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
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1611 witness · Job 7:2 · retained source text

As a seruant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his worke:

1611 marginal noteHebr. gapeth after.

Jeremiah 11:7
For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 11:7 · retained source text

For I earnestly protested vnto your fathers, in the day that I brought them vp out of the land of Egypt, euen vnto this day, rising earely and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

Jeremiah 31:20
Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 31:20 · retained source text

Is Ephraim my deare sonne? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I doe earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely haue mercy vpon him, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sound.

Micah 7:3
¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
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1611 witness · Micah 7:3 · retained source text

¶ That they may doe euill with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the iudge asketh for a reward: and the great man, he vttereth his mischieuous desire: so they wrap it vp.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the mischiefe of the soule.

Luke 22:44
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
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And being in an agonie, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling downe to the ground.

Luke 22:56
But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
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1611 witness · Luke 22:56 · retained source text

But a certaine maide beheld him as he sate by the fire, and earnestly looked vpon him, and said, This man was also with him.

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