Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 8:11 · retained source text
Can the rush growe vp without myre? can the flag growe without water?
KJV dictionary & concordance
rush
Meaning of “rush”
Sense 1: The plant called a rush, associated with wet ground. Sense 2: As a verb, to move or drive violently and rapidly.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
4 occurrences4 verses2 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Job 8:11
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “rush”
Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 9:14 · retained source text
Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and taile, branch and rush in one day.
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 17:13 · retained source text
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee farre off, and shalbe chased as the chaffe of the mountaines before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlewind.
1611 marginal noteOr, thistledowne.
Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 19:15 · retained source text
Neither shall there be any worke for Egypt, which the head or taile, branch or rush may doe.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗A plant which grows in wet ground. As a verb, to move with violence or great rapidity.