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loose

Meaning of “loose”

1. To unbind, untie, detach, release, set free, relax, open, or end a restraint. 2. Unbound or free from restraint.

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29 occurrences29 verses15 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 49:21

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Isaiah 20:2
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At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 20:2 · retained source text

At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the sonne of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loynes, and put off thy shooe from thy foot: and he did so, walking naked and bare foot.

1611 marginal noteHeb. by the hand of Isaiah.

Isaiah 45:1
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THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 45:1 · retained source text

¶ Thus saith the LORD to his Anointed, to Cyrus whose right hande I haue holden, to subdue nations before him: and I will loose the loines of kings to open before him the two leaued gates, and the gates shall not be shut.

1611 marginal noteOr, strengthened.

Isaiah 52:2
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Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
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Shake thy selfe from the dust: arise, and sit downe, O Ierusalem: loose thy selfe from the bandes of thy necke, O captiue daughter of Zion.

Isaiah 58:6
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Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
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1611 witness · Isaiah 58:6 · retained source text

Is not this the fast that I haue chosen? to loose the bandes of wickednesse, to vndoe the heauie burdens, and to let the oppressed goe free, and that ye breake euery yoke?

1611 marginal noteHeb. the bundles of the yoke.

1611 marginal noteHeb. broken.

Complete reference index — all 29 verses
Genesis 49:21Leviticus 14:7Deuteronomy 25:9Joshua 5:15Job 6:9Job 30:11Job 38:31Psalms 102:20Isaiah 20:2Isaiah 45:1Isaiah 52:2Isaiah 58:6Jeremiah 40:4Daniel 3:25Matthew 16:19Matthew 18:18Matthew 21:2Mark 11:2Mark 11:4Luke 13:15Luke 19:30Luke 19:31Luke 19:33John 11:44Acts 13:25Acts 24:26Revelation 5:2Revelation 5:5Revelation 9:14

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew3 occurrences
3 versesMark2 occurrences
2 versesLuke4 occurrences
4 versesJohn1 occurrence
1 verseActs2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation3 occurrences
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