KJV dictionary & concordance
Plural form of sky (the aerial region which surrounds the earth; the apparent arch or vault of heaven, which in a clear day is of a blue color).
Definition sources
First occurrence: 2 Samuel 22:12
Complete exact-word concordance
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
And hee made darkenesse pauilions round about him, darke waters, and thicke clouds of the skies.
1611 marginal noteHebr. binding of waters.
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
He made darkenes his secret place: his pauilion round about him, were darke waters, and thicke cloudes of the skies.
The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
The cloudes powred out water, the skies sent out a sound; thine arrowes also went abroad.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the clouds were powred forth with water.
Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it.
Drop downe, ye heauens, from aboue, and let the skies powre downe righteousnesse: let the earth open, and let them bring forth saluation, and let righteousnesse spring vp together: I the LORD haue created it.
We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.
We would haue healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let vs goe euery one into his owne countrey: for her iudgement reacheth vnto heauen, and is lifted vp euen to the skies.
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