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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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Showing verses 11–14 of 14 · 15 word occurrences in this result

Micah 7:10
Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
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1611 witness · Micah 7:10 · retained source text

Then she that is mine enemie shall see it, and shame shall couer her which said vnto mee; Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she bee troden downe, as the myre of the streets.

1611 marginal noteOr, and thou wilt see her that is mine enemie and couer her with shame.

1611 marginal noteHeb. she shall be for a treading downe.

1611 marginal notePsal.79.10. and 115 2. ioel.2.17

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.

2 Peter 2:22
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
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1611 witness · 2 Peter 2:22 · retained source text

But it is happened vnto them according to the true prouerbe: The dog is turned to his own vomit againe, and the sowe that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire.

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