KJV dictionary & concordance

remain

Meaning of “remain”

Sense 1: To be left or still exist after others are gone, removed, consumed, or destroyed. Sense 2: To stay, abide, or continue in a place, state, condition, or relation.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

79 occurrences77 verses27 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 38:11

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Jeremiah 30:18

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¶ Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Jeremiah 30:18 · retained source text

¶ Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring againe the captiuitie of Iacobs tents, and haue mercie on his dwelling places: and the citie shall be builded vpon her owne heape, and the palace shall remaine after the manner thereof.

1611 marginal noteOr, little hill.

Jeremiah 38:4

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Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 38:4 · retained source text

Therefore the princes sayd vnto the king, We beseech thee let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of warre that remaine in this citie, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words vnto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

1611 marginal noteHeb. peace.

Jeremiah 42:17

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So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 42:17 · retained source text

So shall it bee with all the men that set their faces to goe into Egypt to soiourne there, they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remaine or escape from the euil that I will bring vpon them.

1611 marginal noteHebr. so shall all the men be.

Jeremiah 44:7

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Therefore now thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain;

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 44:7 · retained source text

Therefore now thus saith the LORD the God of hostes, the God of Israel, Wherefore commit ye this great euill against your soules, to cut off from you man and woman, childe and suckling out of Iudah, to leaue you none to remaine.

1611 marginal noteHebr. out of the midst of Iudah.

Jeremiah 44:14

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So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 44:14 · retained source text

So that none of the remnant of Iudah which are gone into the land of Egypt to soiourne there, shall escape or remaine, that they should returne into the land of Iudah to the which they haue a desire to returne to dwell there: for none shall returne but such as shall escape.

1611 marginal noteHeb. lift vp their soule.

Jeremiah 51:62

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Then shalt thou say, O Lord, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:62 · retained source text

Then shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remaine in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shalbe desolate for euer.

1611 marginal noteHeb. desolations.

Ezekiel 7:11

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Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 7:11 · retained source text

Uiolence is risen vp into a rod of wickednesse: none of them shall remaine, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs, neither shall there be wailing for them.

1611 marginal noteOr, their tumultuous persons. Hebr. tumult.

Ezekiel 17:21

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And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the Lord have spoken it.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 17:21 · retained source text

And all his fugitiues, with all his bands, shall fall by the sword, and they that remaine shalbe scattered towards all windes: and ye shall know that I the LORD haue spoken it.

Ezekiel 31:13

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Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 31:13 · retained source text

Upon his ruine shal all the foules of the heauen remaine, & all the beasts of the field shalbe vpon his branches,

Ezekiel 32:4

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Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.

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1611 witness · Ezekiel 32:4 · retained source text

Then will I leaue thee vpon the land, I will cast thee forth vpon the open field, and will cause all the foules of the heauen to remaine vpon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.

Complete reference index — all 77 verses

Genesis 38:11 Exodus 8:9 Exodus 8:11 Exodus 12:10 Exodus 23:18 Exodus 29:34 Leviticus 19:6 Leviticus 25:28 Leviticus 25:52 Leviticus 27:18 Numbers 33:55 Deuteronomy 2:34 Deuteronomy 16:4 Deuteronomy 19:20 Deuteronomy 21:13 Deuteronomy 21:23 Joshua 1:14 Joshua 2:11 Joshua 8:22 Joshua 10:27 Joshua 10:28 Joshua 10:30 Joshua 23:4 Joshua 23:7 Joshua 23:12 Judges 5:17 Judges 21:7 Judges 21:16 1 Samuel 20:19 1 Kings 11:16 1 Kings 18:22 2 Kings 7:13 Ezra 9:15 Job 21:32 Job 27:15 Job 37:8 Psalms 55:7 Proverbs 2:21 Proverbs 21:16 Isaiah 10:32 Isaiah 32:16 Isaiah 44:13 Isaiah 65:4 Isaiah 66:22 Jeremiah 8:3 Jeremiah 17:25 Jeremiah 24:8 Jeremiah 27:11 Jeremiah 27:19 Jeremiah 27:21 Jeremiah 30:18 Jeremiah 38:4 Jeremiah 42:17 Jeremiah 44:7 Jeremiah 44:14 Jeremiah 51:62 Ezekiel 7:11 Ezekiel 17:21 Ezekiel 31:13 Ezekiel 32:4 Ezekiel 39:14 Amos 6:9 Obadiah 1:14 Zechariah 5:4 Zechariah 12:14 Luke 10:7 John 6:12 John 15:11 John 15:16 John 19:31 1 Corinthians 7:11 1 Corinthians 15:6 1 Thessalonians 4:15 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Hebrews 12:27 1 John 2:24 Revelation 3:2

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Genesis 38:11 Joshua 2:11 Judges 5:17 Isaiah 4:3 John 15:16 Revelation 3:2 Deuteronomy 2:34 Joshua 10:28 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Exodus 12:10 Isaiah 66:22 Luke 10:7 Hebrews 12:27 Joshua 23:4 Job 21:32 Jeremiah 44:14

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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To continue; to rest or abide in a place for a time indefinite. To be left after others have withdrawn; to rest or abide in the same place when others remove, or are lost, destroyed or taken away. To be left after a part or others have passed. To continue unchanged, or in a particular state. Not to be lost; not to escape; not to be forgotten. To be left, out of a greater number or quantity. To be left as not included or comprised. To continue in the same state.

volume 2, leaf 453, column 3 (intransitive verb entry, senses 1-8)

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