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plain

Meaning of “plain”

1. A level tract of land. 2. Clear or evident. 3. Simple or unadorned.

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First occurrence: Genesis 11:2

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Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 15:19 · retained source text

The way of the slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the righteous is made plaine.

1611 marginal noteHebr. is raised vp as a causey.

Isaiah 28:25
When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 28:25 · retained source text

When hee hath made plaine the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principall wheate, and the appointed barly and the rye in their place?

1611 marginal noteOr, the wheat in the principall place and barley in the appointed place.

1611 marginal noteOr, spelt.

1611 marginal noteHeb. border.

Isaiah 40:4
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 40:4 · retained source text

Euery valley shalbe exalted, and euery mountaine and hill shalbe made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plaine.

1611 marginal noteOr, a straight place.

1611 marginal noteOr, a plaine place.

Jeremiah 17:26
And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the Lord.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 17:26 · retained source text

And they shall come from the cities of Iudah, and from the places about Ierusalem, and from the lande of Beniamin, and from the plaine and from the mountaines, and from the South, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meate offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise vnto the house of the LORD.

Jeremiah 21:13
Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the Lord; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 21:13 · retained source text

Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rocke of the plaine, saith the LORD, which say, Who shall come downe against vs? or who shall enter into our habitations?

1611 marginal noteHeb. inhabitresse.

Jeremiah 39:4
¶ And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 39:4 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe, that when Zedekiah the king of Iudah saw them and all the men of warre, then they fled and went forth out of the citie by night, by the way of the kings garden, by the gate betwixt the two walles, and hee went out the way of the plaine.

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
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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 48:21
And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 48:21 · retained source text

And iudgement is come vpon the plaine countrey, vpon Holon, and vpon Iahazah, and vpon Mephaath,

Jeremiah 52:7
Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 52:7 · retained source text

Then the city was broken vp, and all the men of warre fled, and went foorth out of the citie by night, by the way of the gate between the two wals, which was by the kings garden (now the Caldeans were by the city round about) and they went by the way of the plaine.

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