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hosts

Meaning of “hosts”

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

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First occurrence: Exodus 12:41

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Jeremiah 6:9
¶ 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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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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
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
¶ 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
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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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
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?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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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
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
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.

Jeremiah 9:17
¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 9:17 · retained source text

¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider yee, and call for the mourning women, that they may come, and send for cunning women, that they may come.

Jeremiah 10:16
The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 10:16 · retained source text

The portion of Iacob is not like them: for he is the fourmer of all things, and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hostes is his Name.

1611 marginal noteChap. 51.19.

Jeremiah 11:17
For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 11:17 · retained source text

For the LORD of hostes that planted thee, hath pronounced euill against thee, for the euill of the house of Israel, and of the house of Iudah, which they haue done against themselues to prouoke mee to anger in offering incense vnto Baal.

Jeremiah 11:20
But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 11:20 · retained source text

But, O LORD of hostes, that iudgest righteously, that tryest the reines, and the heart; let me see thy vengeance on them, for vnto thee haue I reuealed my cause.

1611 marginal note1.Sam.16.7. 1.chron.28.9. psal.7.10. and 20.12. Cha.17.10. and 20.12. reue.2.23.

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