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pestilence

Meaning of “pestilence”

A deadly or destructive plague or disease.

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47 occurrences46 verses13 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 5:3

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Ezekiel 14:21
For thus saith the Lord God; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 14:21 · retained source text

For thus saith the LORD God, How much more when I send my foure sore iudgements vpon Ierusalem; the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?

1611 marginal noteOr, also when.

Ezekiel 28:23
For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 28:23 · retained source text

For I will send into her, pestilence, and blood into her streetes, and the wounded shall be iudged in the middest of her by the sword vpon her on euery side, and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 33:27
Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 33:27 · retained source text

Say thou thus vnto them, Thus saith the LORD God, As I liue, surely they that are in the wastes, shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I giue to the beasts to be deuoured: and they that be in the forts and in the caues, shall die of the pestilence.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to deuoure him.

Ezekiel 38:22
And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 38:22 · retained source text

And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood, and I will raine vpon him and vpon his bands, and vpon the many people that are with him, an ouerflowing raine, and great hailestones, fire, and brimstone.

Amos 4:10
I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Amos 4:10 · retained source text

I haue sent among you the pestilence, after the maner of Egypt: your yongmen haue I slain with the sword, and haue taken away your horses, & I haue made the stinke of your campes to come vp vnto your nostrils, yet haue ye not returned vnto me, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteOr, in the way.

1611 marginal noteHeb. with the captiuitie of your horses.

Habakkuk 3:5
Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
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1611 witness · Habakkuk 3:5 · retained source text

Before him went the pestilence, and burning coales went forth at his feete.

1611 marginal noteOr, burning diseases.

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