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fail

Meaning of “fail”

Sense 1: To become deficient; to be insufficient; to cease to be abundant for supply. Sense 2: To be entirely wanting.

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64 occurrences64 verses24 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 47:16

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Psalms 69:3
I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
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1611 witness · Psalms 69:3 · retained source text

I am weary of my crying, my throate is dried: mine eyes faile while I waite for my God.

Psalms 77:8
Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?
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1611 witness · Psalms 77:8 · retained source text

Is his mercy cleane gone for euer? doth his promise faile for euermore?

1611 marginal noteHeb. to generation and generation.

Psalms 89:33
Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
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1611 witness · Psalms 89:33 · retained source text

Neuerthelesse, my louing kindnesse will I not vtterly take from him: nor suffer my faithfulnesse to faile.

1611 marginal noteHeb. I will not make voyd from him.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to lye.

Psalms 119:123
Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
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1611 witness · Psalms 119:123 · retained source text

Mine eyes faile for thy saluation: and for the word of thy righteousnesse.

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