The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 4:11 · retained source text
The old Lyon perisheth for lacke of pray, and the stout Lyons whelpes are scattered abroad.
KJV dictionary & concordance
prey
Meaning of “prey”
1. A person, animal, possession, or spoil seized or pursued to be taken, plundered, or devoured. 2. To seize, plunder, or take by force.
Definition sources
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73 occurrences69 verses18 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 49:9
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “prey”
They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 9:26 · retained source text
They are passed away as the swift ships: as the Eagle that hasteth to the pray.
1611 marginal noteHebr. ships of desire.
1611 marginal noteOr, ships of Ebeh.
Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 24:5 · retained source text
Behold, as wilde asses in the desart, goe they foorth to their worke, rising betimes for a pray: the wildernes yeeldeth food for them, and for their children.
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 38:39 · retained source text
Wilt thou hunt the pray for the lyon? or fill the appetite of the young lyons,
1611 marginal noteHeb. the life.
1611 marginal notePsal. 104.21.
From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 39:29 · retained source text
From thence she seeketh the pray, and her eyes behold a farre off.
Complete reference index — all 69 verses
Genesis 49:9Genesis 49:27Numbers 14:3Numbers 14:31Numbers 23:24Numbers 31:11Numbers 31:12Numbers 31:26Numbers 31:27Numbers 31:32Deuteronomy 1:39Deuteronomy 2:35Deuteronomy 3:7Joshua 8:2Joshua 8:27Joshua 11:14Judges 5:30Judges 8:24Judges 8:252 Kings 21:14Nehemiah 4:4Esther 3:13Esther 8:11Esther 9:15Esther 9:16Job 4:11Job 9:26Job 24:5Job 38:39Job 39:29Psalms 17:12Psalms 76:4Psalms 104:21Psalms 124:6Proverbs 23:28Isaiah 5:29Isaiah 10:2Isaiah 10:6Isaiah 31:4Isaiah 33:23Isaiah 42:22Isaiah 49:24Isaiah 49:25Isaiah 59:15Jeremiah 21:9Jeremiah 30:16Jeremiah 38:2Jeremiah 39:18Jeremiah 45:5Ezekiel 7:21Ezekiel 19:3Ezekiel 19:6Ezekiel 22:25Ezekiel 22:27Ezekiel 26:12Ezekiel 29:19Ezekiel 34:8Ezekiel 34:22Ezekiel 34:28Ezekiel 36:4Ezekiel 36:5Ezekiel 38:12Ezekiel 38:13Daniel 11:24Amos 3:4Nahum 2:12Nahum 2:13Nahum 3:1Zephaniah 3:8
Where “prey” appears
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Genesis2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers8 occurrences
8 versesDeuteronomy3 occurrences
3 versesJoshua3 occurrences
3 versesJudges5 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseEsther4 occurrences
4 versesJob5 occurrences
5 versesPsalms4 occurrences
4 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah10 occurrences
9 versesJeremiah6 occurrences
5 versesEzekiel14 occurrences
14 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos1 occurrence
1 verseNahum3 occurrences
3 versesZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
2 versesNumbers8 occurrences
8 versesDeuteronomy3 occurrences
3 versesJoshua3 occurrences
3 versesJudges5 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseEsther4 occurrences
4 versesJob5 occurrences
5 versesPsalms4 occurrences
4 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah10 occurrences
9 versesJeremiah6 occurrences
5 versesEzekiel14 occurrences
14 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos1 occurrence
1 verseNahum3 occurrences
3 versesZephaniah1 occurrence
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