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spake

Meaning of “spake”

The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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First occurrence: Genesis 8:15

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Jeremiah 40:15
Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 40:15 · retained source text

Then Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me goe, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it. Wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Iewes which are gathered vnto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Iudah perish?

Jeremiah 43:2
Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the Lord our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 43:2 · retained source text

Then spake Azariah the sonne of Hoshaiah, and Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying vnto Ieremiah, Thou speakest falsly: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Goe not into Egypt, to soiourne there.

Jeremiah 45:1
THE word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 45:1 · retained source text

¶ The word that Ieremiah the Prophet spake vnto Baruch the sonne of Neriah, when he had written these words in a booke at the mouth of Ieremiah, in the fourth yeere of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah king of Iudah, saying,

Jeremiah 46:13
¶ The word that the Lord spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 46:13 · retained source text

¶ The word that the LORD spake to Ieremiah the Prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar King of Babylon should come & smite the land of Egypt.

Jeremiah 50:1
THE word that the Lord spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:1 · retained source text

¶ The word that the LORD spake against Babylon, and against the land of the Caldeans by Ieremiah the Prophet.

1611 marginal noteHebr. by the hand of Ieremiah.

Jeremiah 51:12
Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the Lord hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:12 · retained source text

Set vp the standart vpon the walles of Babylon, make the watch strong: set vp the watchman: prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both deuised and done that, which hee spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.

1611 marginal noteHeb. lyers in waite.

Jeremiah 52:32
And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 52:32 · retained source text

And spake kindly vnto him, and set his throne aboue the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

1611 marginal noteHeb. good things with him.

Ezekiel 1:28
As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 1:28 · retained source text

As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloude in the day of raine, so was the appearance of the brightnesse round about. This was the appearance of the likenesse of the glory of the LORD: and when I saw it, I fell vpon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

Ezekiel 2:2
And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 2:2 · retained source text

And the spirit entred into me, when hee spake vnto me, and set me vpon my feete, that I heard him that spake vnto me:

Ezekiel 3:24
Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 3:24 · retained source text

Then the spirit entred into me, and set me vpon my feet, and spake with me, and said vnto me, Goe shut thy selfe within thine house.

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