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for ever

Meaning of “for ever”

1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

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390 occurrences380 verses49 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:22

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Ezekiel 37:25
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And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 37:25 · retained source text

And they shall dwell in the land that I haue giuen vnto Iacob my seruant, wherin your fathers haue dwelt, and they shall dwell therein, euen they and their children, and their childrens children for euer, and my seruant Dauid shalbe their prince for euer.

Ezekiel 43:7
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¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 43:7 · retained source text

¶ And he said vnto me, Sonne of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feete, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for euer, and my holy Name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredome, nor by the carkeises of their kings in their high places.

Ezekiel 43:9
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Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 43:9 · retained source text

Now let them put away their whoredome, and the carkeises of their kings farre from me, and I wil dwell in the middest of them for euer.

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Genesis 3:22Genesis 13:15Genesis 43:9Genesis 44:32Exodus 3:15Exodus 12:14Exodus 12:17Exodus 12:24Exodus 14:13Exodus 15:18Exodus 19:9Exodus 21:6Exodus 27:21Exodus 28:43Exodus 29:28Exodus 30:21Exodus 31:17Exodus 32:13Leviticus 6:18Leviticus 6:22Leviticus 7:34Leviticus 7:36Leviticus 10:9Leviticus 10:15Leviticus 16:29Leviticus 16:31Leviticus 17:7Leviticus 23:14Leviticus 23:21Leviticus 23:31Leviticus 23:41Leviticus 24:3Leviticus 25:23Leviticus 25:30Leviticus 25:46Numbers 10:8Numbers 15:15Numbers 18:8Numbers 18:11Numbers 18:19Numbers 18:23Numbers 19:10Numbers 24:20Numbers 24:24Deuteronomy 4:40Deuteronomy 5:29Deuteronomy 12:28Deuteronomy 13:16Deuteronomy 15:17Deuteronomy 18:5Deuteronomy 23:3Deuteronomy 23:6Deuteronomy 28:46Deuteronomy 29:29Deuteronomy 32:40Joshua 4:7Joshua 4:24Joshua 8:28Joshua 14:91 Samuel 1:221 Samuel 2:301 Samuel 2:321 Samuel 2:351 Samuel 3:131 Samuel 3:141 Samuel 13:131 Samuel 20:151 Samuel 20:231 Samuel 20:421 Samuel 27:121 Samuel 28:22 Samuel 2:262 Samuel 3:282 Samuel 7:132 Samuel 7:162 Samuel 7:242 Samuel 7:252 Samuel 7:262 Samuel 7:291 Kings 1:311 Kings 2:331 Kings 2:451 Kings 8:131 Kings 9:31 Kings 9:51 Kings 10:91 Kings 11:391 Kings 12:72 Kings 5:272 Kings 21:71 Chronicles 15:21 Chronicles 16:341 Chronicles 16:361 Chronicles 16:411 Chronicles 17:121 Chronicles 17:141 Chronicles 17:221 Chronicles 17:231 Chronicles 17:241 Chronicles 17:271 Chronicles 22:101 Chronicles 23:131 Chronicles 23:251 Chronicles 28:41 Chronicles 28:71 Chronicles 28:81 Chronicles 28:91 Chronicles 29:101 Chronicles 29:182 Chronicles 2:42 Chronicles 5:132 Chronicles 6:22 Chronicles 7:32 Chronicles 7:62 Chronicles 7:162 Chronicles 9:82 Chronicles 10:72 Chronicles 13:52 Chronicles 20:72 Chronicles 20:212 Chronicles 21:72 Chronicles 30:82 Chronicles 33:42 Chronicles 33:7Ezra 3:11Ezra 9:12Nehemiah 2:3Nehemiah 9:5Nehemiah 13:1Job 4:20Job 14:20Job 19:24Job 20:7Job 23:7Job 36:7Job 41:4Psalms 9:5Psalms 9:7Psalms 9:18Psalms 10:16Psalms 12:7Psalms 13:1Psalms 19:9Psalms 21:4Psalms 21:6Psalms 22:26Psalms 23:6Psalms 28:9Psalms 29:10Psalms 30:12Psalms 33:11Psalms 37:18Psalms 37:28Psalms 37:29Psalms 41:12Psalms 44:8Psalms 44:23Psalms 45:2Psalms 45:6Psalms 45:17Psalms 48:8Psalms 48:14Psalms 49:8Psalms 49:9Psalms 49:11Psalms 52:5Psalms 52:8Psalms 52:9Psalms 61:4Psalms 61:7Psalms 61:8Psalms 66:7Psalms 68:16Psalms 72:17Psalms 72:19Psalms 73:26Psalms 74:1Psalms 74:10Psalms 74:19Psalms 75:9Psalms 77:7Psalms 77:8Psalms 78:69Psalms 79:5Psalms 79:13Psalms 81:15Psalms 83:17Psalms 85:5Psalms 89:1Psalms 89:2Psalms 89:4Psalms 89:29Psalms 89:36Psalms 89:37Psalms 89:46Psalms 92:7Psalms 93:5Psalms 102:12Psalms 103:9Psalms 104:5Psalms 104:31Psalms 105:8Psalms 106:1Psalms 107:1Psalms 110:4Psalms 111:3Psalms 111:8Psalms 111:9Psalms 111:10Psalms 112:3Psalms 112:6Psalms 112:9Psalms 117:2Psalms 118:1Psalms 118:2Psalms 118:3Psalms 118:4Psalms 118:29Psalms 119:44Psalms 119:89Psalms 119:111Psalms 119:152Psalms 119:160Psalms 125:1Psalms 125:2Psalms 131:3Psalms 132:14Psalms 135:13Psalms 136:1Psalms 136:2Psalms 136:3Psalms 136:4Psalms 136:5Psalms 136:6Psalms 136:7Psalms 136:8Psalms 136:9Psalms 136:10Psalms 136:11Psalms 136:12Psalms 136:13Psalms 136:14Psalms 136:15Psalms 136:16Psalms 136:17Psalms 136:18Psalms 136:19Psalms 136:20Psalms 136:21Psalms 136:22Psalms 136:23Psalms 136:24Psalms 136:25Psalms 136:26Psalms 138:8Psalms 145:1Psalms 145:2Psalms 145:21Psalms 146:6Psalms 146:10Psalms 148:6Proverbs 12:19Proverbs 27:24Proverbs 29:14Ecclesiastes 1:4Ecclesiastes 2:16Ecclesiastes 3:14Ecclesiastes 9:6Isaiah 9:7Isaiah 26:4Isaiah 30:8Isaiah 32:14Isaiah 32:17Isaiah 34:10Isaiah 34:17Isaiah 40:8Isaiah 47:7Isaiah 51:6Isaiah 51:8Isaiah 57:16Isaiah 59:21Isaiah 60:21Isaiah 64:9Isaiah 65:18Jeremiah 3:5Jeremiah 3:12Jeremiah 7:7Jeremiah 17:4Jeremiah 17:25Jeremiah 25:5Jeremiah 31:36Jeremiah 31:40Jeremiah 32:39Jeremiah 33:11Jeremiah 35:6Jeremiah 35:19Jeremiah 49:33Jeremiah 50:39Jeremiah 51:26Jeremiah 51:62Lamentations 3:31Lamentations 5:19Lamentations 5:20Ezekiel 37:25Ezekiel 43:7Ezekiel 43:9Daniel 2:4Daniel 2:20Daniel 2:44Daniel 3:9Daniel 4:34Daniel 5:10Daniel 6:6Daniel 6:21Daniel 6:26Daniel 7:18Daniel 12:3Daniel 12:7Hosea 2:19Joel 3:20Amos 1:11Obadiah 1:10Jonah 2:6Micah 2:9Micah 4:5Micah 4:7Micah 7:18Zechariah 1:5Malachi 1:4Matthew 6:13Matthew 21:19Mark 11:14Luke 1:33Luke 1:55John 6:51John 6:58John 8:35John 12:34John 14:16Romans 1:25Romans 9:5Romans 11:36Romans 16:272 Corinthians 9:9Galatians 1:5Philippians 4:201 Timothy 1:172 Timothy 4:18Philemon 1:15Hebrews 1:8Hebrews 5:6Hebrews 6:20Hebrews 7:17Hebrews 7:21Hebrews 10:12Hebrews 10:14Hebrews 13:8Hebrews 13:211 Peter 1:231 Peter 1:251 Peter 4:111 Peter 5:112 Peter 2:172 Peter 3:181 John 2:172 John 1:2Jude 1:13Revelation 1:6Revelation 4:9Revelation 4:10Revelation 5:13Revelation 5:14Revelation 7:12Revelation 10:6Revelation 11:15Revelation 14:11Revelation 15:7Revelation 19:3Revelation 20:10Revelation 22:5

Where “for ever” appears

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Genesis4 occurrences
4 versesExodus14 occurrences
14 versesLeviticus17 occurrences
17 versesNumbers10 occurrences
9 versesDeuteronomy11 occurrences
11 versesJoshua4 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel12 occurrences
12 verses2 Samuel10 occurrences
8 verses1 Kings10 occurrences
9 verses2 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses1 Chronicles21 occurrences
19 verses2 Chronicles15 occurrences
15 versesEzra3 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah3 occurrences
3 versesJob7 occurrences
7 versesPsalms125 occurrences
125 versesProverbs3 occurrences
3 versesEcclesiastes4 occurrences
4 versesIsaiah17 occurrences
16 versesJeremiah16 occurrences
16 versesLamentations3 occurrences
3 versesEzekiel4 occurrences
3 versesDaniel13 occurrences
12 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos1 occurrence
1 verseObadiah1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseMicah4 occurrences
4 versesZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew2 occurrences
2 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 versesJohn5 occurrences
5 versesRomans4 occurrences
4 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 versePhilemon1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews9 occurrences
9 verses1 Peter4 occurrences
4 verses2 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses1 John1 occurrence
1 verse2 John1 occurrence
1 verseJude1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation13 occurrences
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