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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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James 5:17
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
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1611 witness · James 5:17 · retained source text

Elias was a man subiect to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not raine: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three yeeres and sixe monethes.

1611 marginal noteOr, in his prayer.

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