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punish

Meaning of “punish”

To inflict a penalty, suffering, loss, or correction for an offense or fault.

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32 occurrences32 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Leviticus 26:18

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Zechariah 8:14
For thus saith the Lord of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord of hosts, and I repented not:
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1611 witness · Zechariah 8:14 · retained source text

For thus saith the LORD of hostes, As I thought to punish you, when your fathers prouoked mee to wrath, saith the LORD of hostes, and I repented not:

Acts 4:21
So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
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1611 witness · Acts 4:21 · retained source text

So when they had further threatned them, they let them goe, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

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