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midst

Meaning of “midst”

The middle, centre, interior, or intervening part of a place, body, company, or condition; among, within, surrounded by, or in the presence of persons or things.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
364 occurrences350 verses41 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:6

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Ezekiel 1:4
¶ And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 1:4 · retained source text

¶ And I looked, and behold, a whirlewinde came out of the North, a great cloude, and a fire infoulding it selfe, and a brightnesse was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

1611 marginal noteHeb catching it selfe.

Ezekiel 1:5
Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 1:5 · retained source text

Also out of the midst thereof came the likenesse of foure liuing creatures, and this was their appearance: they had the likenesse of a man.

Ezekiel 5:2
Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 5:2 · retained source text

Thou shalt burne with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the dayes of the siege are fulfilled, and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife, and a third part thou shalt scatter in the winde, and I will draw out a sword after them.

Ezekiel 5:4
Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 5:4 · retained source text

Then take of them againe, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burne them in the fire: for thereof shall a fire come foorth into all the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 5:5
¶ Thus saith the Lord God; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 5:5 · retained source text

¶ Thus saith the LORD God; This is Ierusalem: I haue set it in the midst of the nations and countreys that are round about her.

Ezekiel 5:8
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 5:8 · retained source text

Therefore thus saith the LORD God, Behold, I, euen I am against thee, and will execute iudgements in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.

Ezekiel 5:10
Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 5:10 · retained source text

Therefore the fathers shall eate the sonnes in the midst of thee, and the sonnes shall eate their fathers, and I will execute iudgements in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the windes.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 26.29. deut.28.53. 2.kin.6.29. lamen. 4.10. baruch. 2.3.

Ezekiel 5:12
¶ A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 5:12 · retained source text

¶ A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the middest of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee: and I will scatter a third part into all the windes, and I wil draw out a sword after them.

Ezekiel 6:7
And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 6:7 · retained source text

And the slaine shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall knowe that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 7:4
And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 7:4 · retained source text

And mine eye shal not spare thee, neither will I haue pitie: but I will recompense thy wayes vpon thee, and thine abominations shalbe in the midst of thee, and yee shall know that I am the LORD.

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