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mire

Meaning of “mire”

Wet, muddy ground; mud or filth.

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15 occurrences14 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: 2 Samuel 22:43

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Zechariah 9:3
And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
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1611 witness · Zechariah 9:3 · retained source text

And Tyrus did builde her selfe a strong hold, and heaped vp siluer as the dust, and fine golde as the myre of the streets.

Zechariah 10:5
¶ And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
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1611 witness · Zechariah 10:5 · retained source text

¶ And they shall bee as mightie men which tread downe their enemies in the myre of the streets in the battell, and they shall fight because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

1611 marginal noteOr, they shall make the riders on horses ashamed.

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