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multitude

Meaning of “multitude”

1. A great number or large gathered body of persons, creatures, or forces; a crowd, company, or host. 2. A great number, amount, fullness, or abundance of years, words, deeds, mercies, sins, possessions, waters, or other stated things.

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First occurrence: Genesis 16:10

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Hosea 10:1
ISRAEL is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 10:1 · retained source text

¶ Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruite vnto himselfe: according to the multitude of his fruite, he hath increased the altars, according to the goodnesse of his land, they haue made goodly images.

1611 marginal noteOr, a vine emptying the fruite which it giueth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. statues, or standing images.

Hosea 10:13
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
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1611 witness · Hosea 10:13 · retained source text

Ye haue plowed wickednesse, yee haue reaped iniquitie, ye haue eaten the fruite of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mightie men.

Micah 2:12
¶ I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
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1611 witness · Micah 2:12 · retained source text

¶ I will surely assemble, O Iacob, all of thee: I will surely gather the remnant of Israel, I will put them together as the sheepe of Bozrah, as the flocke in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.

Nahum 3:3
The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
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1611 witness · Nahum 3:3 · retained source text

The horseman lifteth vp both the bright sword, & the glittering speare, and there is a multitude of slaine, and a great number of carkeises: and there is none ende of their corpses: they stumble vpon their corpses,

1611 marginal noteHeb. the flame of the sword and the lightning of the speare.

Nahum 3:4
Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
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1611 witness · Nahum 3:4 · retained source text

Because of the multitude of the whoredomes of the wel-fauoured harlot, the mistresse of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredomes, and families through her witchcrafts.

Zechariah 2:4
And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
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1611 witness · Zechariah 2:4 · retained source text

And said vnto him, Run, speake to this young man, saying; Ierusalem shall be inhabited as townes without walles, for the multitude of men and cattell therein.

Matthew 13:2
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
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1611 witness · Matthew 13:2 · retained source text

And great multitudes were gathered together vnto him, so that hee went into a ship, and sate, and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

Matthew 13:34
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
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1611 witness · Matthew 13:34 · retained source text

All these things spake Iesus vnto the multitude in parables, and without a parable spake hee not vnto them:

1611 marginal noteMarke 4.33.

Matthew 13:36
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
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1611 witness · Matthew 13:36 · retained source text

Then Iesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came vnto him, saying, Declare vnto vs the parable of the tares of the field.

Matthew 14:5
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
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1611 witness · Matthew 14:5 · retained source text

And when he would haue put him to death, hee feared the multitude, because they counted him as a Prophet.

1611 marginal noteChap. 21.26.

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