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perish

Meaning of “perish”

Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.

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First occurrence: Genesis 41:36

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Jeremiah 10:11
Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 10:11 · retained source text

Thus shal ye say vnto them, The Gods that haue not made the heauens, & the earth, euen they shall perish from the earth, & from vnder these heauens.

Jeremiah 10:15
They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 10:15 · retained source text

They are vanity, and the worke of errours: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

Jeremiah 18:18
¶ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 18:18 · retained source text

¶ Then said they, Come, and let vs deuise deuices against Ieremiah: for the Law shall not perish from the Priest, nor counsell from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: Come and let vs smite him with the tongue, and let vs not giue heede to any of his wordes.

1611 marginal noteOr, for the tongue.

1611 marginal noteMal. 2.7.

Jeremiah 27:10
For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 27:10 · retained source text

For they prophecie a lie vnto you, to remooue you farre from your land, and that I should driue you out, and ye should perish.

Jeremiah 27:15
For I have not sent them, saith the Lord, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 27:15 · retained source text

For I haue not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophecie a lye in my name, that I might driue you out, & that yee might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophecie vnto you.

1611 marginal noteHeb. in a lie, or lyingly.

Jeremiah 40:15
Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 40:15 · retained source text

Then Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me goe, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it. Wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Iewes which are gathered vnto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Iudah perish?

Jeremiah 48:8
And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord hath spoken.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 48:8 · retained source text

And the spoyler shall come vpon euery citie, and no citie shall escape: the valley also shal perish, & the plaine shall be destroyed, as y e LORD hath spoken.

Jeremiah 51:18
They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:18 · retained source text

They are vanitie, the worke of errours: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

Ezekiel 7:26
Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 7:26 · retained source text

Mischiefe shall come vpon mischiefe, and rumour shall be vpon rumour, then shall they seeke a vision of the prophet: but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsell from the ancients.

Ezekiel 25:7
Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 25:7 · retained source text

Behold therefore, I will stretch out mine hand vpon thee, and will deliuer thee for a spoile to the heathen, and I will cut thee off from the people, and I wil cause thee to perish out of the countreys: I will destroy thee, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

1611 marginal noteOr, meate.

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