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establish

Meaning of “establish”

To make firm, confirm, appoint, or cause to stand.

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KJV context and cross-referencesCawdrey 1604
44 occurrences43 verses20 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:18

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Isaiah 49:8
Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 49:8 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time haue I heard thee, and in a day of saluation haue I helped thee: and I will preserue thee, and giue thee for a couenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherite the desolate heritages:

1611 marginal noteOr, raise vp.

1611 marginal note1.Cor.6.2.

Isaiah 62:7
And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 62:7 · retained source text

And giue him no rest till he establish, and till hee make Ierusalem a praise in the earth.

1611 marginal noteHebr. silence.

Jeremiah 33:2
Thus saith the Lord the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 33:2 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it, the LORD is his Name.

1611 marginal noteIsa.37.26.

Ezekiel 16:60
¶ Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 16:60 · retained source text

¶ Neuerthelesse I will remember my couenant with thee in the dayes of thy youth, and I will establish vnto thee an euerlasting couenant.

Ezekiel 16:62
And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 16:62 · retained source text

And I will establish my couenant with thee, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD:

Daniel 6:7
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellers, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 6:7 · retained source text

All the Presidents of the kingdome, the gouernours, and the Princes, the counsellers and the captaines haue consulted together to establish a royall statute, and to make a firme decree, that whosoeuer shall aske a petition of any God or man for thirty dayes, saue of thee, O King, hee shall be cast into the denne of Lions.

1611 marginal noteOr, interdict.

Daniel 6:8
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 6:8 · retained source text

Now, O king, establish the decree, and signe the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes & Persians, which altereth not.

1611 marginal noteCald. passeth not.

1611 marginal noteEsth.2.1, and 8.8.

Daniel 11:14
And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 11:14 · retained source text

And in those times there shall many stand vp against the King of the South: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselues to establish the vision, but they shall fall.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the children of robbers.

Amos 5:15
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
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1611 witness · Amos 5:15 · retained source text

Hate the euill, and loue the good, and establish iudgement in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hostes will bee gracious vnto the remnant of Ioseph.

1611 marginal notePsal.74.15. & 79.10. rom. 12.9.

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