KJV dictionary & concordance

hosts

Meaning of “hosts”

1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

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299 occurrences286 verses21 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 12:41

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Jeremiah 2:19

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Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:19 · retained source text

Thine owne wickednesse shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reproue thee: know therefore and see, that it is an euill thing and bitter that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my feare is not in thee, saith the LORD GOD of Hostes.

1611 marginal noteIsai.3.9. os.5.5.

Jeremiah 3:19

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But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:19 · retained source text

But I said; How shall I put thee among the children, and giue thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hostes of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me; My father, and shalt not turne away from me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. land of desire.

1611 marginal noteHebr. from after me.

Jeremiah 5:14

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Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 5:14 · retained source text

Wherfore thus saith the LORD God of Hostes; Because yee speake this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth, fire, and this people wood, and it shall deuoure them.

1611 marginal noteCha. 1.9.

Jeremiah 6:6

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¶ For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 6:6 · retained source text

¶ For thus hath the LORD of hostes said; Hew yee downe trees and cast a mount against Ierusalem: this is the citie to be visited, she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.

1611 marginal noteOr, powre out the engine of shot.

Jeremiah 6:9

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¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 6:9 · retained source text

¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly gleane the remnant of Israel as a vine: turne backe thine hand as a grape gatherer into the baskets.

Jeremiah 7:3

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Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 7:3 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD of hostes the God of Israel; Amend your wayes, and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.

1611 marginal noteChap.26.13. and 18.11.

Jeremiah 7:21

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¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 7:21 · retained source text

¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel, Put your burnt offrings vnto your sacrifices, & eate flesh.

1611 marginal noteIsa.1.11. Chap 6.20. amos 5.21.

Jeremiah 8:3

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And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the Lord of hosts.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 8:3 · retained source text

And death shall bee chosen rather then life, by all the residue of them that remaine of this euill family, which remaine in all the places whither I haue driuen them, saith the LORD of hosts.

Jeremiah 9:7

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Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 9:7 · retained source text

Therfore thus saith the LORD of hostes; Behold, I will melt them, and trie them: for how shall I doe for the daughter of my people?

Jeremiah 9:15

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Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 9:15 · retained source text

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, euen this people with wormewood, and giue them water of gall to drinke.

1611 marginal noteCha. 8.12. and 23.15.

Complete reference index — all 286 verses

Exodus 12:41 Numbers 1:52 Numbers 2:32 Numbers 10:25 Joshua 10:5 Joshua 11:4 Judges 8:10 1 Samuel 1:3 1 Samuel 1:11 1 Samuel 4:4 1 Samuel 15:2 1 Samuel 17:45 2 Samuel 5:10 2 Samuel 6:2 2 Samuel 6:18 2 Samuel 7:8 2 Samuel 7:26 2 Samuel 7:27 1 Kings 2:5 1 Kings 15:20 1 Kings 18:15 1 Kings 19:10 1 Kings 19:14 2 Kings 3:14 2 Kings 19:31 1 Chronicles 11:9 1 Chronicles 17:7 1 Chronicles 17:24 Psalms 24:10 Psalms 46:7 Psalms 46:11 Psalms 48:8 Psalms 59:5 Psalms 69:6 Psalms 80:4 Psalms 80:7 Psalms 80:14 Psalms 80:19 Psalms 84:1 Psalms 84:3 Psalms 84:8 Psalms 84:12 Psalms 89:8 Psalms 103:21 Psalms 108:11 Psalms 148:2 Isaiah 1:9 Isaiah 1:24 Isaiah 2:12 Isaiah 3:1 Isaiah 3:15 Isaiah 5:7 Isaiah 5:9 Isaiah 5:16 Isaiah 5:24 Isaiah 6:3 Isaiah 6:5 Isaiah 8:13 Isaiah 8:18 Isaiah 9:7 Isaiah 9:13 Isaiah 9:19 Isaiah 10:16 Isaiah 10:23 Isaiah 10:24 Isaiah 10:26 Isaiah 10:33 Isaiah 13:4 Isaiah 13:13 Isaiah 14:22 Isaiah 14:23 Isaiah 14:24 Isaiah 14:27 Isaiah 17:3 Isaiah 18:7 Isaiah 19:4 Isaiah 19:12 Isaiah 19:16 Isaiah 19:17 Isaiah 19:18 Isaiah 19:20 Isaiah 19:25 Isaiah 21:10 Isaiah 22:5 Isaiah 22:12 Isaiah 22:14 Isaiah 22:15 Isaiah 22:25 Isaiah 23:9 Isaiah 24:23 Isaiah 25:6 Isaiah 28:5 Isaiah 28:22 Isaiah 28:29 Isaiah 29:6 Isaiah 31:4 Isaiah 31:5 Isaiah 37:16 Isaiah 37:32 Isaiah 39:5 Isaiah 44:6 Isaiah 45:13 Isaiah 47:4 Isaiah 48:2 Isaiah 51:15 Isaiah 54:5 Jeremiah 2:19 Jeremiah 3:19 Jeremiah 5:14 Jeremiah 6:6 Jeremiah 6:9 Jeremiah 7:3 Jeremiah 7:21 Jeremiah 8:3 Jeremiah 9:7 Jeremiah 9:15 Jeremiah 9:17 Jeremiah 10:16 Jeremiah 11:17 Jeremiah 11:20 Jeremiah 11:22 Jeremiah 15:16 Jeremiah 16:9 Jeremiah 19:3 Jeremiah 19:11 Jeremiah 19:15 Jeremiah 20:12 Jeremiah 23:15 Jeremiah 23:16 Jeremiah 23:36 Jeremiah 25:8 Jeremiah 25:27 Jeremiah 25:28 Jeremiah 25:29 Jeremiah 25:32 Jeremiah 26:18 Jeremiah 27:4 Jeremiah 27:18 Jeremiah 27:19 Jeremiah 27:21 Jeremiah 28:2 Jeremiah 28:14 Jeremiah 29:4 Jeremiah 29:8 Jeremiah 29:17 Jeremiah 29:21 Jeremiah 29:25 Jeremiah 30:8 Jeremiah 31:23 Jeremiah 31:35 Jeremiah 32:14 Jeremiah 32:15 Jeremiah 32:18 Jeremiah 33:11 Jeremiah 33:12 Jeremiah 35:13 Jeremiah 35:17 Jeremiah 35:18 Jeremiah 35:19 Jeremiah 38:17 Jeremiah 39:16 Jeremiah 42:15 Jeremiah 42:18 Jeremiah 43:10 Jeremiah 44:2 Jeremiah 44:7 Jeremiah 44:11 Jeremiah 44:25 Jeremiah 46:10 Jeremiah 46:18 Jeremiah 46:25 Jeremiah 48:1 Jeremiah 48:15 Jeremiah 49:5 Jeremiah 49:7 Jeremiah 49:26 Jeremiah 49:35 Jeremiah 50:18 Jeremiah 50:25 Jeremiah 50:31 Jeremiah 50:33 Jeremiah 50:34 Jeremiah 51:5 Jeremiah 51:14 Jeremiah 51:19 Jeremiah 51:33 Jeremiah 51:57 Jeremiah 51:58 Hosea 12:5 Amos 3:13 Amos 4:13 Amos 5:14 Amos 5:15 Amos 5:16 Amos 5:27 Amos 6:8 Amos 6:14 Amos 9:5 Micah 4:4 Nahum 2:13 Nahum 3:5 Habakkuk 2:13 Zephaniah 2:9 Zephaniah 2:10 Haggai 1:2 Haggai 1:5 Haggai 1:7 Haggai 1:9 Haggai 1:14 Haggai 2:4 Haggai 2:6 Haggai 2:7 Haggai 2:8 Haggai 2:9 Haggai 2:11 Haggai 2:23 Zechariah 1:3 Zechariah 1:4 Zechariah 1:6 Zechariah 1:12 Zechariah 1:14 Zechariah 1:16 Zechariah 1:17 Zechariah 2:8 Zechariah 2:9 Zechariah 2:11 Zechariah 3:7 Zechariah 3:9 Zechariah 3:10 Zechariah 4:6 Zechariah 4:9 Zechariah 5:4 Zechariah 6:12 Zechariah 6:15 Zechariah 7:3 Zechariah 7:4 Zechariah 7:9 Zechariah 7:12 Zechariah 7:13 Zechariah 8:1 Zechariah 8:2 Zechariah 8:3 Zechariah 8:4 Zechariah 8:6 Zechariah 8:7 Zechariah 8:9 Zechariah 8:11 Zechariah 8:14 Zechariah 8:18 Zechariah 8:19 Zechariah 8:20 Zechariah 8:21 Zechariah 8:22 Zechariah 8:23 Zechariah 9:15 Zechariah 10:3 Zechariah 12:5 Zechariah 13:2 Zechariah 13:7 Zechariah 14:16 Zechariah 14:17 Zechariah 14:21 Malachi 1:4 Malachi 1:6 Malachi 1:8 Malachi 1:9 Malachi 1:10 Malachi 1:11 Malachi 1:13 Malachi 1:14 Malachi 2:2 Malachi 2:4 Malachi 2:7 Malachi 2:8 Malachi 2:12 Malachi 2:16 Malachi 3:1 Malachi 3:5 Malachi 3:7 Malachi 3:10 Malachi 3:11 Malachi 3:12 Malachi 3:14 Malachi 3:17 Malachi 4:1 Malachi 4:3

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Exodus 12:41 Psalms 84:12 Isaiah 19:25 Jeremiah 16:9 Jeremiah 43:10 Haggai 1:2 Zechariah 8:7 Malachi 4:3

hosts

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