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forsaken

Meaning of “forsaken”

Left, abandoned, deserted, or rejected.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
76 occurrences74 verses20 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 28:20

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2 Chronicles 34:25
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 34:25 · retained source text

Because they haue forsaken mee, and haue burned incense vnto other gods, that they might prouoke mee to anger with all the workes of their hands, therefore my wrath shall bee powred out vpon this place, and shall not be quenched.

Ezra 9:9
For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezra 9:9 · retained source text

For wee were bondmen, yet our God hath not forsaken vs in our bondage, but hath extended mercie vnto vs in the sight of the kings of Persia, to giue vs a reuiuing to set vp the house of our God, and to repaire the desolations thereof, and to giue vs a wall in Iudah and in Ierusalem.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to set vp.

Ezra 9:10
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezra 9:10 · retained source text

And now, O our God, what shal we say after this? for we haue forsaken thy commandements,

Nehemiah 13:11
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nehemiah 13:11 · retained source text

Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

1611 marginal noteHeb. standing.

Job 18:4
He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 18:4 · retained source text

He teareth himselfe in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rocke bee remooued out of his place?

1611 marginal noteHebr. his soule.

Job 20:19
Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 20:19 · retained source text

Because hee hath oppressed, and hath forsaken the poore; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not:

1611 marginal noteHebr. crushed.

1611 marginal noteEccles. 5.12.

Psalms 9:10
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 9:10 · retained source text

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou LORD hast not forsaken them that seeke thee.

Psalms 22:1
MY God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 22:1 · retained source text

¶ My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken mee? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

Psalms 37:25
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 37:25 · retained source text

I haue bene yong, and now am old; yet haue I not seene the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.

Psalms 71:11
Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 71:11 · retained source text

Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him, for there is none to deliuer him.

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