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shut

Meaning of “shut”

To close, fasten, block, confine, stop, exclude, or make inaccessible.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
105 occurrences102 verses28 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 7:16

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Showing verses 61–70 of 102 · 105 word occurrences in this result

Isaiah 24:10
The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 24:10 · retained source text

The city of confusion is broken downe: euery house is shut vp, that no man may come in.

Isaiah 24:22
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 24:22 · retained source text

And they shalbe gathered together as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut vp in the prison, and after many dayes shall they bee visited.

1611 marginal noteHeb. with the gathering of prisoners.

1611 marginal noteOr, dungeon.

1611 marginal noteOr, found wanting.

Isaiah 26:20
¶ Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 26:20 · retained source text

¶ Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doores about thee; hide thy selfe as it were for a little moment, vntill the indignation be ouerpast.

Isaiah 44:18
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 44:18 · retained source text

They haue not knowen, nor vnderstood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot vnderstand.

1611 marginal noteHeb. dawbed.

Isaiah 45:1
THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 45:1 · retained source text

¶ Thus saith the LORD to his Anointed, to Cyrus whose right hande I haue holden, to subdue nations before him: and I will loose the loines of kings to open before him the two leaued gates, and the gates shall not be shut.

1611 marginal noteOr, strengthened.

Isaiah 52:15
So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 52:15 · retained source text

So shall hee sprinckle many nations, the kings shall shut their mouthes at him: for that which had not beene told them, shall they see, and that which they had not heard, shall they consider.

1611 marginal noteRom.15.21.

Isaiah 60:11
Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 60:11 · retained source text

Therefore thy gates shal be open continually, they shall not bee shut day nor night, that men may bring vnto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.

1611 marginal noteOr, wealth

1611 marginal noteReue.21.25.

Isaiah 66:9
Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 66:9 · retained source text

Shall I bring to the birth, & not cause to bring forth, saith the LORD? shall I cause to bring foorth, and shut the wombe, sayth thy God?

1611 marginal noteOr, beget.

Jeremiah 13:19
The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 13:19 · retained source text

The cities of the South shall bee shut vp, and none shall open them, Iudah shall be caried away captiue all of it, it shall bee wholly caried away captiue.

Jeremiah 20:9
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 20:9 · retained source text

Then I said; I will not make mention of him, nor speake any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart, as a burning fire shut vp in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.

1611 marginal notePsal.39.3.

1611 marginal noteIob 32.18.

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