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nations

Meaning of “nations”

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

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First occurrence: Genesis 10:5

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Isaiah 25:7
And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 25:7 · retained source text

And he wil destroy in this mountaine the face of the couering cast ouer all people, and the vaile that is spread ouer all nations.

1611 marginal noteHeb. swallow vp.

1611 marginal noteHebr. couered.

Isaiah 29:7
¶ And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 29:7 · retained source text

¶ And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, euen all that fight against her and her munition, and that distresse her, shalbe as a dreame of a night vision.

Isaiah 29:8
It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 29:8 · retained source text

It shall euen be as when a hungry man dreameth, and behold he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soule is emptie: or as when a thirstie man dreameth, and behold he drinketh; but hee awaketh, and behold he is faint, and his soule hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations bee, that fight against mount Zion.

Isaiah 30:28
And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 30:28 · retained source text

And his breath as an ouerflowing streame, shall reach to the midst of the necke, to sift the nations with the sieue of vanitie: and there shalbe a bridle in the iawes of the people causing them to erre.

Isaiah 33:3
At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 33:3 · retained source text

At the noise of the tumult the people fled: at the lifting vp of thy selfe the nations were scattered.

Isaiah 34:1
COME near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 34:1 · retained source text

¶ Come neere ye nations to heare, and hearken ye people: let the earth heare, and all that is therein, the world, and all things that come forth of it.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the fulnes thereof.

Isaiah 34:2
For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 34:2 · retained source text

For the indignation of the LORD is vpon all nations, and his furie vpon all their armies: hee hath vtterly destroyed them, he hath deliuered them to the slaughter.

Isaiah 36:18
Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The Lord will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 36:18 · retained source text

Beware lest Hezekiah perswade you, saying; The LORD will deliuer vs. Hath any of the gods of the nations deliuered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

Isaiah 37:12
Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 37:12 · retained source text

Haue the gods of the nations deliuered them which my fathers haue destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?

Isaiah 37:18
Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 37:18 · retained source text

Of a trueth, LORD, the kings of Assyria haue laid waste all the nations and their countreys,

1611 marginal noteHeb. lands.

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