He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:28 · retained source text
Hee sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because hee hath borne it vpon him.
KJV dictionary & concordance
silence
Meaning of “silence”
Absence or cessation of sound or speech; quietness, stillness, restraint from speaking, or the condition of being made unable or unwilling to answer.
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35 occurrences34 verses15 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Judges 3:19
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Every verse containing “silence”
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 5:13 · retained source text
Therefore the prudent shall keepe silence in that time, for it is an euill time.
And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord God: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 8:3 · retained source text
And the songs of the Temples shalbe howlings in that day, sayth the LORD God: there shall be many dead bodies in euery place, they shall cast them foorth with silence.
1611 marginal noteHeb. shall howle.
1611 marginal noteHeb. be silent.
But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Habakkuk 2:20 · retained source text
But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keepe silence before him.
1611 marginal noteHeb. be silent all the earth before him.
1611 marginal notePsal.11.4.
¶ But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 22:34 · retained source text
¶ But when the Pharises had heard that he had put the Sadduces to silence, they were gathered together.
1611 marginal noteMarke 12.28.
¶ Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 15:12 · retained source text
¶ Then all the multitude kept silence, and gaue audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 21:40 · retained source text
And when he had giuen him licence, Paul stood on the staires, and beckened with the hand vnto the people: and when there was made a great silence, he spake vnto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying.
(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 22:2 · retained source text
(And when they heard that hee spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 14:28 · retained source text
But if there be no interpreter, let him keepe silence in the Church, and let him speake to himselfe, and to God.
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 14:34 · retained source text
Let your women keepe silence in the Churches, for it is not permitted vnto them to speake; but they are commanded to bee vnder obedience: as also saith the Law.
1611 marginal noteGen. 3.16.
Complete reference index — all 34 verses
Judges 3:19Job 4:16Job 29:21Job 31:34Psalms 31:18Psalms 32:3Psalms 35:22Psalms 39:2Psalms 50:3Psalms 50:21Psalms 83:1Psalms 94:17Psalms 115:17Ecclesiastes 3:7Isaiah 15:1Isaiah 41:1Isaiah 62:6Isaiah 65:6Jeremiah 8:14Lamentations 2:10Lamentations 3:28Amos 5:13Amos 8:3Habakkuk 2:20Matthew 22:34Acts 15:12Acts 21:40Acts 22:21 Corinthians 14:281 Corinthians 14:341 Timothy 2:111 Timothy 2:121 Peter 2:15Revelation 8:1
Where “silence” appears
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Judges1 occurrence
1 verseJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms9 occurrences
9 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah5 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesAmos2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseActs3 occurrences
3 verses1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
1 verse
1 verseJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms9 occurrences
9 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah5 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesAmos2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseActs3 occurrences
3 verses1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
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