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forget

Meaning of “forget”

To fail or cease to remember; to lose from mind; to neglect or disregard.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
54 occurrences51 verses13 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 27:45

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Psalms 9:17
The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 9:17 · retained source text

The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

Psalms 10:12
Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 10:12 · retained source text

Arise, O LORD, O God lift vp thine hand: forget not the humble.

1611 marginal noteOr, afflicted.

Psalms 13:1
HOW long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 13:1 · retained source text

¶ How long wilt thou forget mee (O LORD) for euer? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Psalms 45:10
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 45:10 · retained source text

Hearken (O daughter) and consider, and incline thine eare; forget also thine owne people, and thy fathers house.

Psalms 50:22
Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 50:22 · retained source text

Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I teare you in pieces, and there be none to deliuer.

Psalms 59:11
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 59:11 · retained source text

Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them downe, O LORD our shield.

Psalms 74:19
O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 74:19 · retained source text

O deliuer not the soule of thy turtle doue vnto the multitude of the wicked forget not the Congregation of thy poore for euer.

Psalms 74:23
Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 74:23 · retained source text

Forget not the voyce of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise vp against thee, increaseth continually.

1611 marginal noteHeb. ascendeth.

Psalms 78:7
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 78:7 · retained source text

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God: but keepe his Commandements,

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preterit tense forgot. [forgat, obsolete ] 1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psalms 103:2. 2. To slight; to neglect. Can a woman forget her sucking child? Yea, they may forget yet will I not forget thee. Isaiah 49:15.

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