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judge

Meaning of “judge”

Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.

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191 occurrences170 verses38 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 15:14

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Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:17 · retained source text

Learne to doe well, seeke iudgement, relieue the oppressed, iudge the fatherlesse, plead for the widow.

1611 marginal noteOr, righten.

Isaiah 1:23
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 1:23 · retained source text

Thy princes are rebellious and companions of theeues: euery one loueth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they iudge not the fatherlesse, neither doth the cause of the widowe come vnto them.

1611 marginal noteIer. 5.28. Zac.7.10.

Isaiah 2:4
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 2:4 · retained source text

And hee shall iudge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beate their swords into plow-shares, and their speares into pruning hookes: nation shall not lift vp sword against nation, neither shall they learne warre any more.

1611 marginal noteOr, sythes.

Isaiah 3:2
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 3:2 · retained source text

The mighty man, and the man of warre; the Iudge and the Prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,

Isaiah 3:13
The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 3:13 · retained source text

The LORD standeth vp to plead, and standeth to iudge the people.

Isaiah 5:3
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 5:3 · retained source text

And now, O inhabitants of Ierusalem, and men of Iudah, Iudge, I pray you, betwixt me and my Uineyard.

Isaiah 11:3
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 11:3 · retained source text

And shal make him of quicke vnderstanding in the feare of the LORD, and he shall not iudge after the sight of his eyes, neither reproue after the hearing of his eares.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sent or smell.

Isaiah 11:4
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 11:4 · retained source text

But with righteousnesse shall he iudge the poore, and reprooue with equitie, for the meeke of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rodde of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

1611 marginal noteOr, argue.

1611 marginal noteIohn 4.9. 2.thes.2.8.

Isaiah 33:22
For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 33:22 · retained source text

For the LORD is our Iudge, the LORD is our Lawgiuer, the LORD is our King, he wil saue vs.

1611 marginal noteHebr. statute-maker.

Isaiah 51:5
My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 51:5 · retained source text

My righteousnes is neere: my saluation is gone foorth, and mine armes shall iudge the people: the Iles shall wait vpon me, and on mine arme shall they trust.

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