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loftiness

Meaning of “loftiness”

Haughtiness or self-exaltation.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 2:17

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Every verse containing “loftiness”

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Isaiah 2:17
And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 2:17 · retained source text

And the loftinesse of man shall be bowed downe, and the hautinesse of men shalbe made low: and the LORD alone shalbe exalted in that day.

Jeremiah 48:29
We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 48:29 · retained source text

We haue heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftinesse and his arrogancie, and his pride, and the hautinesse of his heart.

1611 marginal noteIsai. 16.6. &c.

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