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isles

Meaning of “isles”

Tracts of land surrounded by water; islands or distant coastlands.

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27 occurrences26 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 10:5

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Showing verses 21–26 of 26 · 27 word occurrences in this result

Ezekiel 27:7
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 27:7 · retained source text

Fine linnen with broidred worke from Egypt, was that which thou spreddest forth to be thy saile, blew and purple from the Iles of Elishah was that which couered thee.

1611 marginal noteOr, purple and scarlet.

Ezekiel 27:15
The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 27:15 · retained source text

The men of Dedan were thy merchants, many Iles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present, hornes of Iuorie, and Ebenie.

Ezekiel 27:35
All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 27:35 · retained source text

All the inhabitants of the Iles shall bee astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.

Ezekiel 39:6
And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the Lord.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 39:6 · retained source text

And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelesly in the yles, and they shall know that I am the LORD.

1611 marginal noteOr, confidently.

Daniel 11:18
After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
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1611 witness · Daniel 11:18 · retained source text

After this shall he turne his face vnto the yles, and shall take many, but a prince for his own behalfe shall cause the reproch offred by him to cease without his owne reproch: he shall cause it to turne vpon him.

1611 marginal noteHeb. for him.

1611 marginal noteHeb his reproch.

Zephaniah 2:11
The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zephaniah 2:11 · retained source text

The LORD will be terrible vnto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth, and men shall worship him, euery one from his place, euen all the Iles of the heathen.

1611 marginal noteHeb. make leane.

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