Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 3:25 · retained source text
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mightie in the warre.
1611 marginal noteHeb. might
KJV dictionary & concordance
fall
Meaning of “fall”
Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.
Definition sources
Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828
252 occurrences237 verses41 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:21
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “fall”
And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 8:15 · retained source text
And many among them shall stumble and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
1611 marginal noteMatth.21.44. luke 20.18.
Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 10:4 · retained source text
Without mee they shall bowe downe vnder the prisoners, and they shall fall vnder the slaine: for all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
1611 marginal noteCha.5.25 and 9.12.
And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 10:34 · retained source text
And he shall cut downe the thickets of the forrests with yron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mightie one.
1611 marginal noteOr, mightily.
Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 13:15 · retained source text
Euery one that is found shall be thrust through: and euery one that is ioyned vnto them, shall fall by the sword.
In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the Lord hath spoken it.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 22:25 · retained source text
In that day, sayth the LORD of hostes, shall the naile that is fastened in the sure place, be remooued, and be cut downe and fall: and the burden that was vpon it shall bee cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 24:18 · retained source text
And it shall come to passe, that he who fleeth from the noise of the feare, shall fall into the pit; and he that commeth vp out of the midst of the pit, shalbe taken in the snare: for the windowes from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth doe shake.
1611 marginal noteIere.48.44.
The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 24:20 · retained source text
The earth shall reele to and fro, like a drunkard, and shall be remooued like a cottage, and the transgression thereof shall be heauie vpon it, and it shall fall, and not rise againe.
But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 28:13 · retained source text
But the word of the LORD was vnto them, precept vpon precept, precept vpon precept, line vpon line, line vpon line, here a litle and there a litle: that they might goe and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 30:13 · retained source text
Therefore this iniquitie shalbe to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking commeth suddenly at an instant.
Complete reference index — all 237 verses
Genesis 2:21Genesis 43:18Genesis 45:24Genesis 49:17Exodus 5:3Exodus 15:16Exodus 21:33Leviticus 11:32Leviticus 11:37Leviticus 11:38Leviticus 19:29Leviticus 26:7Leviticus 26:8Leviticus 26:36Leviticus 26:37Numbers 11:31Numbers 14:3Numbers 14:29Numbers 14:32Numbers 14:43Numbers 34:2Deuteronomy 22:4Deuteronomy 22:8Joshua 6:5Judges 8:21Judges 15:12Judges 15:18Ruth 2:16Ruth 3:181 Samuel 3:191 Samuel 14:451 Samuel 18:251 Samuel 21:131 Samuel 22:171 Samuel 22:181 Samuel 26:202 Samuel 1:152 Samuel 14:112 Samuel 24:141 Kings 1:521 Kings 2:291 Kings 2:311 Kings 22:202 Kings 7:42 Kings 10:102 Kings 14:102 Kings 19:71 Chronicles 12:191 Chronicles 21:132 Chronicles 18:192 Chronicles 21:152 Chronicles 25:82 Chronicles 25:19Esther 6:13Job 13:11Job 31:22Psalms 5:10Psalms 9:3Psalms 10:10Psalms 35:8Psalms 37:24Psalms 45:5Psalms 63:10Psalms 64:8Psalms 72:11Psalms 78:28Psalms 82:7Psalms 91:7Psalms 118:13Psalms 140:10Psalms 141:10Psalms 145:14Proverbs 4:16Proverbs 10:8Proverbs 10:10Proverbs 11:5Proverbs 11:14Proverbs 11:28Proverbs 16:18Proverbs 22:14Proverbs 24:16Proverbs 26:27Proverbs 28:10Proverbs 28:14Proverbs 28:18Proverbs 29:16Ecclesiastes 4:10Ecclesiastes 10:8Ecclesiastes 11:3Isaiah 3:25Isaiah 8:15Isaiah 10:4Isaiah 10:34Isaiah 13:15Isaiah 22:25Isaiah 24:18Isaiah 24:20Isaiah 28:13Isaiah 30:13Isaiah 30:25Isaiah 31:3Isaiah 31:8Isaiah 34:4Isaiah 37:7Isaiah 40:30Isaiah 44:19Isaiah 45:14Isaiah 46:6Isaiah 47:11Isaiah 54:15Jeremiah 3:12Jeremiah 6:15Jeremiah 6:21Jeremiah 8:4Jeremiah 8:12Jeremiah 9:22Jeremiah 15:8Jeremiah 19:7Jeremiah 20:4Jeremiah 23:12Jeremiah 23:19Jeremiah 25:27Jeremiah 25:34Jeremiah 30:23Jeremiah 37:14Jeremiah 39:18Jeremiah 44:12Jeremiah 46:6Jeremiah 46:16Jeremiah 48:44Jeremiah 49:21Jeremiah 49:26Jeremiah 50:30Jeremiah 50:32Jeremiah 51:4Jeremiah 51:44Jeremiah 51:47Jeremiah 51:49Lamentations 1:14Ezekiel 5:12Ezekiel 6:7Ezekiel 6:11Ezekiel 6:12Ezekiel 11:10Ezekiel 13:11Ezekiel 13:14Ezekiel 17:21Ezekiel 23:25Ezekiel 24:6Ezekiel 24:21Ezekiel 25:13Ezekiel 26:15Ezekiel 26:18Ezekiel 27:27Ezekiel 27:34Ezekiel 29:5Ezekiel 30:4Ezekiel 30:5Ezekiel 30:6Ezekiel 30:17Ezekiel 30:22Ezekiel 30:25Ezekiel 31:16Ezekiel 32:10Ezekiel 32:12Ezekiel 32:20Ezekiel 33:12Ezekiel 33:27Ezekiel 35:8Ezekiel 36:15Ezekiel 38:20Ezekiel 39:3Ezekiel 39:4Ezekiel 39:5Ezekiel 44:12Ezekiel 47:14Daniel 3:5Daniel 3:10Daniel 3:15Daniel 11:14Daniel 11:19Daniel 11:26Daniel 11:33Daniel 11:34Daniel 11:35Hosea 4:5Hosea 4:14Hosea 5:5Hosea 7:16Hosea 10:8Hosea 13:16Hosea 14:9Joel 2:8Amos 3:5Amos 3:14Amos 7:17Amos 8:14Amos 9:9Micah 7:8Nahum 3:12Matthew 4:9Matthew 7:27Matthew 10:29Matthew 12:11Matthew 15:14Matthew 15:27Matthew 21:44Matthew 24:29Mark 13:25Luke 2:34Luke 6:39Luke 8:13Luke 10:18Luke 20:18Luke 21:24Luke 23:30John 12:24Acts 27:17Acts 27:32Acts 27:34Romans 11:11Romans 11:12Romans 14:131 Corinthians 10:121 Timothy 3:61 Timothy 3:71 Timothy 6:9Hebrews 4:11Hebrews 6:6Hebrews 10:31James 1:2James 5:122 Peter 1:102 Peter 3:17Revelation 4:10Revelation 6:16Revelation 9:1
Where “fall” appears
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Genesis4 occurrences
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2 verses1 Samuel7 occurrences
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1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms16 occurrences
16 versesProverbs14 occurrences
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3 versesIsaiah22 occurrences
21 versesJeremiah31 occurrences
28 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel40 occurrences
37 versesDaniel9 occurrences
9 versesHosea9 occurrences
7 versesJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos5 occurrences
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1 verseNahum1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew9 occurrences
8 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke8 occurrences
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1 verse1 Timothy3 occurrences
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2 verses2 Peter2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation3 occurrences
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3 versesLeviticus8 occurrences
8 versesNumbers6 occurrences
6 versesDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJudges3 occurrences
3 versesRuth2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel7 occurrences
7 verses2 Samuel4 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses1 Chronicles3 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles4 occurrences
4 versesEsther2 occurrences
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms16 occurrences
16 versesProverbs14 occurrences
14 versesEcclesiastes3 occurrences
3 versesIsaiah22 occurrences
21 versesJeremiah31 occurrences
28 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel40 occurrences
37 versesDaniel9 occurrences
9 versesHosea9 occurrences
7 versesJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos5 occurrences
5 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseNahum1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew9 occurrences
8 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke8 occurrences
7 versesJohn1 occurrence
1 verseActs3 occurrences
3 versesRomans4 occurrences
3 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy3 occurrences
3 versesHebrews3 occurrences
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2 verses2 Peter2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation3 occurrences
3 verses
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Definition evidence
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Genesis 2:211 Samuel 22:18Psalms 91:7Isaiah 31:8Jeremiah 51:44Ezekiel 36:15Matthew 10:29Revelation 9:1Genesis 49:17Leviticus 26:7Numbers 34:2Ruth 3:182 Samuel 24:142 Chronicles 25:8Psalms 72:11Proverbs 16:18Isaiah 47:11Jeremiah 37:14Ezekiel 27:27Hosea 5:5Matthew 7:27Luke 8:13Romans 11:11Romans 11:121 Timothy 6:9Hebrews 10:312 Peter 3:17
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗To happen, turn out.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗To drop from a higher place; to descend by the power of gravity alone. To drop from an erect posture. To depart from the faith, or from rectitude; to apostatize. To die, particularly by violence. To decline in power, wealth or glory; to sink into weakness; to be overthrown or ruined. To pass into a new state of body or mind; to become. To happen; to befall; to come. To come; to rush on; to assail. To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance or otherwise. To issue; to terminate.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗The act of dropping or descending from a higher to a lower place by gravity; descent. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture. Death; destruction; overthrow. Ruin; destruction. Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office. Declension of greatness, power or dominion; ruin.