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hate

Meaning of “hate”

To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

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First occurrence: Genesis 24:60

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Jeremiah 44:4
Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 44:4 · retained source text

Howbeit I sent vnto you all my seruants the Prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh doe not this abominable thing that I hate.

Ezekiel 16:27
Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 16:27 · retained source text

Behold therefore, I haue stretched out my hand ouer thee, and haue diminished thine ordinarie foode, and deliuered thee vnto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.

1611 marginal noteOr, cities.

Daniel 4:19
¶ Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
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1611 witness · Daniel 4:19 · retained source text

¶ Then Daniel (whose name was Belteshazzar) was astonied for one houre, and his thoughts troubled him: The King spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dreame, or the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered; and said; My lord, the dreame be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.

Amos 5:10
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
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1611 witness · Amos 5:10 · retained source text

They hate him that rebuketh in the gate: and they abhorre him that speaketh vprightly.

Amos 5:15
hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
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1611 witness · Amos 5:15 · retained source text

Hate the euill, and loue the good, and establish iudgement in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hostes will bee gracious vnto the remnant of Ioseph.

1611 marginal notePsal.74.15. & 79.10. rom. 12.9.

Amos 5:21
¶ I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Amos 5:21 · retained source text

¶ I hate, I despise your feast dayes, and I will not smell in your solemne assemblies.

1611 marginal noteOr, smell your holy dayes.

1611 marginal noteIsa.1.11. ier.6.20.

Amos 6:8
The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
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1611 witness · Amos 6:8 · retained source text

The LORD God hath sworne by himselfe, saith the LORD the God of hostes, I abhorre the excellencie of Iacob, and hate his palaces: therefore wil I deliuer vp the citie, with all that is therein.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the fulnes thereof.

1611 marginal noteIere. 52.14.

Micah 3:2
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
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1611 witness · Micah 3:2 · retained source text

Who hate the good and loue the euill, who plucke off their skinne from off them, and their flesh from off their bones.

Zechariah 8:17
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord.
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1611 witness · Zechariah 8:17 · retained source text

And let none of you imagine euill in your hearts against his neighbour, and loue no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

Matthew 5:43
¶ Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 5:43 · retained source text

¶ Yee haue heard, that it hath beene said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate thine enemie:

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 19.18.

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