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forsook

Meaning of “forsook”

Abandoned, deserted, left entirely, renounced, or withdrew from.

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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 32:15

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Deuteronomy 32:15
¶ But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:15 · retained source text

¶ But Iesurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou art waxen fat, thou art growen thicke, thou art couered with fatnes: then he forsooke God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rocke of his saluation.

Judges 2:12
And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger.
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1611 witness · Judges 2:12 · retained source text

And they forsooke the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselues vnto them, and prouoked the LORD to anger.

Judges 2:13
And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
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1611 witness · Judges 2:13 · retained source text

And they forsooke the LORD, and serued Baal and Ashtaroth.

Judges 10:6
¶ And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Lord, and served not him.
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1611 witness · Judges 10:6 · retained source text

¶ And the children of Israel did euill againe in the sight of the LORD, and serued Baalim and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsooke the LORD, and serued not him.

1611 marginal noteChap. 2.11, and 3.7. and 4.1. & 6.1. & 13.1.

1611 marginal noteChap. 2.13.

1 Samuel 31:7
¶ And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 31:7 · retained source text

¶ And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Iordane, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sonnes were dead, they forsooke the cities and fled, and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

1 Kings 9:9
And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 9:9 · retained source text

And they shall answere, Because they forsooke the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and haue taken hold vpon other gods, and haue worshipped them, and serued them: therefore hath the LORD brought vpon them all this euill.

1 Kings 12:8
But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 12:8 · retained source text

But hee forsooke the counsell of the old men, which they had giuen him, and consulted with the yong men, that were growen vp with him, and which stood before him.

1 Kings 12:13
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 12:13 · retained source text

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsooke the old mens counsell that they gaue him:

1611 marginal noteHeb. hardly.

2 Kings 21:22
And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 21:22 · retained source text

And he forsooke the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 10:7
And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 10:7 · retained source text

And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley, saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sonnes were dead: then they forsooke their cities, and fled, and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

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