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eat

Meaning of “eat”

To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

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655 occurrences583 verses49 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:16

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Isaiah 61:6
But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 61:6 · retained source text

But ye shalbe named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall you boast your selues.

1611 marginal noteChap. 60.6.

Isaiah 62:9
But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the Lord; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 62:9 · retained source text

But they that haue gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD, and they that haue brought it together, shal drinke it in the Courts of my Holinesse.

Isaiah 65:4
Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 65:4 · retained source text

Which remaine among the graues, and lodge in the monuments, which eate swines flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels:

1611 marginal noteOr, pieces.

Isaiah 65:13
Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 65:13 · retained source text

Therefore thus saith the LORD God; Behold, my seruants shall eate, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my seruants shall drinke, but yee shall be thirstie: behold, my seruants shall reioyce, but yee shall be ashamed.

Isaiah 65:21
And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 65:21 · retained source text

And they shall builde houses, and inhabite them, and they shall plant vineyards, and eate the fruit of them.

Isaiah 65:22
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 65:22 · retained source text

They shal not build, and another inhabit: they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the daies of a tree, are the dayes of my people, and mine elect shal long enioy the worke of their hands.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shall make them continue long, or shall weare out.

Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 65:25 · retained source text

The wolfe and the lambe shall feede together, and the lyon shall eate straw like the bullocke: and dust shalbe the serpents meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountaine, sayth the LORD.

1611 marginal noteIsai.11.6,7.

Jeremiah 2:7
And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:7 · retained source text

And I brought you into a plentifull countrey, to eate the fruit thereof, and the goodnesse thereof; but when ye entred yee defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.

1611 marginal notePsal.78.58. and 106.38.

Jeremiah 5:17
And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
4 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 5:17 · retained source text

And they shall eate vp thine haruest and thy bread, which thy sonnes and thy daughters should eate: they shall eate vp thy flockes and thine heards: they shall eate vp thy vines and thy figtrees: they shall impouerish thy fenced cities wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.

1611 marginal noteLeu.26.16. deut. 28.31.33.

Jeremiah 7:21
¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 7:21 · retained source text

¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel, Put your burnt offrings vnto your sacrifices, & eate flesh.

1611 marginal noteIsa.1.11. Chap 6.20. amos 5.21.

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