Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
The 1611 reading
Blessed are yee that hunger now: for yee shall be filled. Blessed are yee that weepe now, for yee shall laugh.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: The bodily craving or need for food. Sense 2: As a verb, to feel that need or earnestly desire.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Exodus 16:3
Complete exact-word concordance
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Blessed are yee that hunger now: for yee shall be filled. Blessed are yee that weepe now, for yee shall laugh.
Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Woe vnto you that are full: for yee shall hunger. Woe vnto you that laugh now: for yee shall mourne and weepe.
1611 marginal noteEsai. 65.13.
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
And when he came to himselfe, he said, How many hired seruants of my fathers haue bread inough and to spare, and I perish with hunger?
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