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line

Meaning of “line”

Sense 1: A cord, thread, rule, mark, or measured extent. Sense 2: By extension, an assigned sphere, course, reach, or ordered instruction.

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31 occurrences24 verses14 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Joshua 2:18

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Amos 7:17

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Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.

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1611 witness · Amos 7:17 · retained source text

Therfore thus sayth the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sonnes and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be diuided by line: and thou shalt die in a polluted land, and Israel shall surely goe into captiuitie foorth of his land.

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Where “line” appears

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Joshua2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Samuel2 occurrences
1 verse 1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse Job1 occurrence
1 verse Psalms2 occurrences
2 verses Isaiah12 occurrences
6 verses Jeremiah1 occurrence
1 verse Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse Ezekiel2 occurrences
2 verses Amos1 occurrence
1 verse Zechariah2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Corinthians1 occurrence
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Joshua 2:18 1 Kings 7:15 2 Kings 21:13 Psalm 19:4 Isaiah 28:10 Isaiah 44:13 Ezekiel 40:3 Amos 7:17 2 Corinthians 10:16 Psalms 19:4 Job 38:5 Isaiah 34:11 Jeremiah 31:39