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rest

Meaning of “rest”

Sense 1: To cease from labour or motion, lie still, settle, remain, or rely; also repose, peace, security, or an abiding place. Sense 2: The remaining persons or things after a part is distinguished.

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First occurrence: Genesis 8:9

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Jeremiah 52:15
Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 52:15 · retained source text

Then Nebuzaradan the captaine of the guard, caried away captiue certaine of the poore of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the citie, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

Lamentations 1:3
Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Lamentations 1:3 · retained source text

Iudah is gone into captiuitie, because of affliction, and because of great seruitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors ouertook her betweene the straits.

1611 marginal noteHeb. for the greatnesse of seruitude.

Lamentations 2:18
Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Lamentations 2:18 · retained source text

Their heart cried vnto the LORD, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let teares runne downe like a riuer, day and night: giue thy selfe no rest, let not the apple of thine eyes cease.

1611 marginal noteIere. 14.17. chap. 1.16.

Lamentations 5:5
Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Lamentations 5:5 · retained source text

Our neckes are vnder persecution: we labour and haue no rest.

1611 marginal noteHeb. on our necks are we persecuted.

Ezekiel 5:13
Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 5:13 · retained source text

Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest vpon them, and I will be comforted: and they shal know that I the LORD haue spoken it in my zeale, when I haue accomplished my fury in them.

Ezekiel 16:42
So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 16:42 · retained source text

So will I make my fury towards thee to rest, and my iealousie shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.

Ezekiel 21:17
I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the Lord have said it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 21:17 · retained source text

I will also smite mine hands together, and I wil cause my furie to rest: I the LORD haue sayd it.

Ezekiel 24:13
In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 24:13 · retained source text

In thy filthinesse is lewdnesse, because I haue purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthinesse any more, till I haue caused my fury to rest vpon thee.

Ezekiel 38:11
And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 38:11 · retained source text

And thou shalt say: I will goe vp to the land of vnwalled villages; I will goe to them that are at rest, that dwell safely all of them dwelling without walles, and hauing neither barres nor gates;

1611 marginal noteOr, confidently.

Ezekiel 44:30
And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 44:30 · retained source text

And the first of all the first fruits of all things, and euery oblation of all of euery sort of your oblations shall be the priests: yee shall also giue vnto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.

1611 marginal noteOr, chiefe.

1611 marginal noteExod. 13.2. and 22.29. and ver. 30. numb.3.13. and 18.12.

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