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fire

Meaning of “fire”

Burning flame and heat that gives light, consumes, purifies, or destroys.

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:24

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Psalms 11:6
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 11:6 · retained source text

Upon the wicked hee shall raine snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

1611 marginal noteOr, a burning tempest.

Psalms 18:8
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 18:8 · retained source text

There went vp a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth deuoured, coales were kindled by it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. by his

Psalms 18:13
The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 18:13 · retained source text

The LORD also thundered in the heauens, and the highest gaue his voyce; hailestones and coales of fire.

Psalms 21:9
Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 21:9 · retained source text

Thou shalt make them as a fiery ouen in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them vp in his wrath, and the fire shall deuoure them.

Psalms 29:7
The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 29:7 · retained source text

The voyce of the LORD diuideth the flames of fire.

1611 marginal noteHebr. cutteth out.

Psalms 39:3
My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 39:3 · retained source text

My heart was hot within mee, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue.

Psalms 46:9
He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 46:9 · retained source text

He maketh warres to cease vnto the end of the earth: hee breaketh the bow, and cutteth the speare in sunder, he burneth the chariot in the fire.

Psalms 50:3
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 50:3 · retained source text

Our God shall come, and shall not keepe silence: a fire shall deuoure before him, and it shalbe very tempestuous round about him.

Psalms 57:4
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 57:4 · retained source text

My soule is among lyons, and I lie euen among them that are set on fire: euen the sonnes of men, whose teeth are speares and arrowes, and their tongue a sharpe sword.

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