The Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:28 · retained source text
The LORD shall smite thee with madnesse, and blindnesse, and astonishment of heart.
KJV dictionary & concordance
madness
Meaning of “madness”
Extreme folly; headstrong passion and rashness that act in opposition to reason; Wildness of passion; fury; rage.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
9 occurrences9 verses5 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 28:28
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “madness”
And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 1:17 · retained source text
And I gaue my heart to know wisedome, and to know madnesse and folly: I perceiued that this also is vexation of spirit.
1611 marginal noteCha.2.12. and 7.23.
¶ And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 2:12 · retained source text
¶ And I turned my selfe to behold wisedome, and madnesse and folly: for what can the man doe, that commeth after the king? euen that which hath bene already done.
1611 marginal noteOr, in those things which haue bene already done.
1611 marginal noteChap. 1.17. and 7.23.
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:25 · retained source text
I applyed mine heart to know, and to search, and to seeke out wisdome, and the reason of things, aud to know the wickednes of folly, euen of foolishnesse and madnesse.
1611 marginal noteHeb. I and mine heart compassed.
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 9:3 · retained source text
This is an euill among all things that are done vnder the Sunne, that there is one euent vnto all: yea also the heart of the sonnes of men is full of euill, and madnesse is in their heart while they liue, and after that they goe to the dead.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 10:13 · retained source text
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishnesse: and the end of his talke is mischieuous madnesse.
1611 marginal noteHeb. his mouth.
In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 12:4 · retained source text
In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite euery horse with astonishment, and his rider with madnesse, and I will open mine eyes vpon the house of Iudah, and will smite euery horse of the people with blindnesse.
And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 6:11 · retained source text
And they were filled with madnesse, and communed one with another what they might doe to Iesus.
But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Peter 2:16 · retained source text
But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumbe asse speaking with mais voice, forbade the madnesse of the Prophet.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗Extreme folly; headstrong passion and rashness that act in opposition to reason. Wildness of passion; fury; rage.