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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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Daniel 4:1
NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 4:1 · retained source text

¶ Nebuchad-nezzar the king, vnto all people, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth, Peace be multiplied vnto you.

Daniel 5:19
And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
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1611 witness · Daniel 5:19 · retained source text

And for the maiestie that hee gaue him, all people, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would, he slew, & whom he would, he kept aliue, and whom he would hee set vp, and whom he would hee put downe.

Daniel 6:25
¶ Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
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1611 witness · Daniel 6:25 · retained source text

¶ Then king Darius wrote vnto all people, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied vnto you.

Daniel 7:14
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
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1611 witness · Daniel 7:14 · retained source text

And there was giuen him dominion and glory, and a kingdome, that all people, nations, and languages should serue him: his dominion is an euerlasting dominion, which shall not passe away; and his kingdome that, which shall not be destroyed.

1611 marginal noteChap.2.44. mic.4.7. luc.1.33.

Hosea 8:10
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
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1611 witness · Hosea 8:10 · retained source text

Yea, though they haue hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the King of princes.

1611 marginal noteOr, begin.

Hosea 9:17
My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 9:17 · retained source text

My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken vnto him: and they shalbe wanderers among the nations.

Joel 3:2
I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
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1611 witness · Joel 3:2 · retained source text

I wil also gather all nations, and will bring them downe into the valley of Iehoshaphat, and wil plead with them there for my people, and for my heritage Israel, whom they haue scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

Amos 6:1
WOE to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
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1611 witness · Amos 6:1 · retained source text

¶ Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountaine of Samaria, which are named chiefe of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came.

1611 marginal noteOr, are secure.

1611 marginal noteOr, first fruits.

1611 marginal noteLuke 6.24.

1611 marginal noteExod. 19.5.

Amos 9:9
For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
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1611 witness · Amos 9:9 · retained source text

For loe, I will commaund, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corne is sifted in a sieue, yet shall not the least graine fall vpon the earth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cease to moue.

1611 marginal noteHeb. stone.

Micah 4:2
And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
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1611 witness · Micah 4:2 · retained source text

And many nations shall come, and say; Come, and let vs goe vp to the mountaine of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Iacob, and he will teach vs of his wayes, and wee will walke in his pathes: for the Law shall goe foorth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Ierusalem.

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