KJV dictionary & concordance

nations

Meaning of “nations”

Sense 1: Distinct peoples or political communities. Sense 2: The Gentile peoples as distinguished from Israel.

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336 occurrences321 verses40 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 10:5

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Job 12:23

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He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

2 word occurrences in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Job 12:23 · retained source text

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: hee inlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them againe.

1611 marginal noteHeb. leadeth in.

Complete reference index — all 321 verses

Genesis 10:5 Genesis 10:20 Genesis 10:31 Genesis 10:32 Genesis 14:1 Genesis 14:9 Genesis 17:4 Genesis 17:5 Genesis 17:6 Genesis 17:16 Genesis 18:18 Genesis 22:18 Genesis 25:16 Genesis 25:23 Genesis 26:4 Genesis 27:29 Genesis 35:11 Genesis 48:19 Exodus 34:24 Leviticus 18:24 Leviticus 18:28 Numbers 14:15 Numbers 23:9 Numbers 24:8 Numbers 24:20 Deuteronomy 2:25 Deuteronomy 4:6 Deuteronomy 4:19 Deuteronomy 4:27 Deuteronomy 4:38 Deuteronomy 7:1 Deuteronomy 7:17 Deuteronomy 7:22 Deuteronomy 8:20 Deuteronomy 9:1 Deuteronomy 9:4 Deuteronomy 9:5 Deuteronomy 11:23 Deuteronomy 12:2 Deuteronomy 12:29 Deuteronomy 12:30 Deuteronomy 14:2 Deuteronomy 15:6 Deuteronomy 17:14 Deuteronomy 18:9 Deuteronomy 18:14 Deuteronomy 19:1 Deuteronomy 20:15 Deuteronomy 26:19 Deuteronomy 28:1 Deuteronomy 28:12 Deuteronomy 28:37 Deuteronomy 28:65 Deuteronomy 29:16 Deuteronomy 29:18 Deuteronomy 29:24 Deuteronomy 30:1 Deuteronomy 30:3 Deuteronomy 31:3 Deuteronomy 32:8 Deuteronomy 32:43 Joshua 12:23 Joshua 23:3 Joshua 23:4 Joshua 23:7 Joshua 23:9 Joshua 23:12 Joshua 23:13 Judges 2:21 Judges 2:23 Judges 3:1 1 Samuel 8:5 1 Samuel 8:20 1 Samuel 27:8 2 Samuel 7:23 2 Samuel 8:11 1 Kings 4:31 1 Kings 11:2 1 Kings 14:24 2 Kings 17:26 2 Kings 17:33 2 Kings 17:41 2 Kings 18:33 2 Kings 19:12 2 Kings 19:17 2 Kings 21:9 1 Chronicles 14:17 1 Chronicles 16:24 1 Chronicles 16:31 1 Chronicles 17:21 1 Chronicles 18:11 2 Chronicles 7:20 2 Chronicles 13:9 2 Chronicles 32:13 2 Chronicles 32:14 2 Chronicles 32:17 2 Chronicles 32:23 Ezra 4:10 Nehemiah 1:8 Nehemiah 9:22 Nehemiah 13:26 Job 12:23 Psalms 9:17 Psalms 9:20 Psalms 22:27 Psalms 22:28 Psalms 47:3 Psalms 57:9 Psalms 66:7 Psalms 67:2 Psalms 67:4 Psalms 72:11 Psalms 72:17 Psalms 82:8 Psalms 86:9 Psalms 96:5 Psalms 106:27 Psalms 106:34 Psalms 108:3 Psalms 113:4 Psalms 117:1 Psalms 118:10 Psalms 135:10 Proverbs 24:24 Isaiah 2:2 Isaiah 2:4 Isaiah 5:26 Isaiah 9:1 Isaiah 10:7 Isaiah 11:12 Isaiah 13:4 Isaiah 14:6 Isaiah 14:9 Isaiah 14:12 Isaiah 14:18 Isaiah 14:26 Isaiah 17:12 Isaiah 17:13 Isaiah 23:3 Isaiah 25:3 Isaiah 25:7 Isaiah 29:7 Isaiah 29:8 Isaiah 30:28 Isaiah 33:3 Isaiah 34:1 Isaiah 34:2 Isaiah 36:18 Isaiah 37:12 Isaiah 37:18 Isaiah 40:15 Isaiah 40:17 Isaiah 41:2 Isaiah 43:9 Isaiah 45:1 Isaiah 45:20 Isaiah 52:10 Isaiah 52:15 Isaiah 55:5 Isaiah 60:12 Isaiah 61:11 Isaiah 64:2 Isaiah 66:18 Isaiah 66:19 Isaiah 66:20 Jeremiah 1:5 Jeremiah 1:10 Jeremiah 3:17 Jeremiah 3:19 Jeremiah 4:2 Jeremiah 4:16 Jeremiah 6:18 Jeremiah 9:26 Jeremiah 10:7 Jeremiah 10:10 Jeremiah 22:8 Jeremiah 25:9 Jeremiah 25:11 Jeremiah 25:13 Jeremiah 25:14 Jeremiah 25:15 Jeremiah 25:17 Jeremiah 25:31 Jeremiah 26:6 Jeremiah 27:7 Jeremiah 27:11 Jeremiah 28:11 Jeremiah 28:14 Jeremiah 29:14 Jeremiah 29:18 Jeremiah 30:11 Jeremiah 31:7 Jeremiah 31:10 Jeremiah 33:9 Jeremiah 36:2 Jeremiah 43:5 Jeremiah 44:8 Jeremiah 46:12 Jeremiah 46:28 Jeremiah 50:2 Jeremiah 50:9 Jeremiah 50:12 Jeremiah 50:23 Jeremiah 50:46 Jeremiah 51:7 Jeremiah 51:20 Jeremiah 51:27 Jeremiah 51:28 Jeremiah 51:41 Jeremiah 51:44 Lamentations 1:1 Ezekiel 5:5 Ezekiel 5:6 Ezekiel 5:7 Ezekiel 5:8 Ezekiel 5:14 Ezekiel 5:15 Ezekiel 6:8 Ezekiel 6:9 Ezekiel 12:15 Ezekiel 19:4 Ezekiel 19:8 Ezekiel 25:10 Ezekiel 26:3 Ezekiel 26:5 Ezekiel 28:7 Ezekiel 29:12 Ezekiel 29:15 Ezekiel 30:11 Ezekiel 30:23 Ezekiel 30:26 Ezekiel 31:6 Ezekiel 31:12 Ezekiel 31:16 Ezekiel 32:2 Ezekiel 32:9 Ezekiel 32:12 Ezekiel 32:16 Ezekiel 32:18 Ezekiel 35:10 Ezekiel 36:13 Ezekiel 36:14 Ezekiel 36:15 Ezekiel 37:22 Ezekiel 38:8 Ezekiel 38:12 Ezekiel 38:23 Ezekiel 39:27 Daniel 3:4 Daniel 3:7 Daniel 4:1 Daniel 5:19 Daniel 6:25 Daniel 7:14 Hosea 8:10 Hosea 9:17 Joel 3:2 Amos 6:1 Amos 9:9 Micah 4:2 Micah 4:3 Micah 4:11 Micah 7:16 Nahum 3:4 Nahum 3:5 Habakkuk 1:17 Habakkuk 2:5 Habakkuk 2:8 Habakkuk 3:6 Zephaniah 2:14 Zephaniah 3:6 Zephaniah 3:8 Haggai 2:7 Zechariah 2:8 Zechariah 2:11 Zechariah 7:14 Zechariah 8:22 Zechariah 8:23 Zechariah 12:9 Zechariah 14:2 Zechariah 14:3 Zechariah 14:16 Zechariah 14:19 Malachi 3:12 Matthew 24:9 Matthew 24:14 Matthew 25:32 Matthew 28:19 Mark 11:17 Mark 13:10 Luke 12:30 Luke 21:24 Luke 21:25 Luke 24:47 Acts 13:19 Acts 14:16 Acts 17:26 Romans 1:5 Romans 4:17 Romans 4:18 Romans 16:26 Galatians 3:8 Revelation 2:26 Revelation 7:9 Revelation 10:11 Revelation 11:9 Revelation 11:18 Revelation 12:5 Revelation 13:7 Revelation 14:8 Revelation 15:4 Revelation 16:19 Revelation 17:15 Revelation 18:3 Revelation 18:23 Revelation 19:15 Revelation 20:3 Revelation 20:8 Revelation 21:24 Revelation 21:26 Revelation 22:2

Where “nations” appears

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Genesis19 occurrences
18 verses Exodus1 occurrence
1 verse Leviticus2 occurrences
2 verses Numbers4 occurrences
4 verses Deuteronomy39 occurrences
36 verses Joshua8 occurrences
7 verses Judges3 occurrences
3 verses 1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses 2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses 1 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses 2 Kings7 occurrences
7 verses 1 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 verses 2 Chronicles6 occurrences
6 verses Ezra1 occurrence
1 verse Nehemiah3 occurrences
3 verses Job2 occurrences
1 verse Psalms22 occurrences
21 verses Proverbs1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah41 occurrences
41 verses Jeremiah49 occurrences
45 verses Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse Ezekiel39 occurrences
37 verses Daniel6 occurrences
6 verses Hosea2 occurrences
2 verses Joel2 occurrences
1 verse Amos2 occurrences
2 verses Micah4 occurrences
4 verses Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses Habakkuk4 occurrences
4 verses Zephaniah3 occurrences
3 verses Haggai2 occurrences
1 verse Zechariah10 occurrences
10 verses Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse Matthew4 occurrences
4 verses Mark2 occurrences
2 verses Luke4 occurrences
4 verses Acts3 occurrences
3 verses Romans4 occurrences
4 verses Galatians1 occurrence
1 verse Revelation19 occurrences
19 verses

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