Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

languish

Meaning of “languish”

To grow weak, faint, or feeble; to pine or waste away.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-references
5 occurrences5 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 16:8

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “languish”

KJV PCE
Isaiah 16:8
Verse study ↗Bible reader ↗
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 16:8 · retained source text

For the fieldes of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah, the lords of the heathen haue broken downe the principall plants thereof, they are come euen vnto Iazer, they wandred through the wildernesse, her branches are stretched out, they are gone ouer the sea.

1611 marginal noteOr, plucked vp.

Isaiah 19:8
Verse study ↗Bible reader ↗
The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 19:8 · retained source text

The fishers also shall mourne, and all they that cast angle into the brookes shall lament, and they that spread nets vpon the waters shall languish.

Isaiah 24:4
Verse study ↗Bible reader ↗
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 24:4 · retained source text

The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughtie people of the earth doe languish.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the height of the people.

Jeremiah 14:2
Verse study ↗Bible reader ↗
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 14:2 · retained source text

Iudah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they are blacke vnto the ground, and the crie of Ierusalem is gone vp.

Hosea 4:3
Verse study ↗Bible reader ↗
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 4:3 · retained source text

Therefore shall the land mourne, and euery one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beastes of the field, and with the foules of heauen, yea the fishes of the Sea also shall be taken away.

Source order

Definition evidence