They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
They rewarded mee euill for good, to the spoiling of my soule.
1611 marginal noteHeb. depriuing.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of spoil, meaning to plunder, rob, strip, ruin, or deprive of what is possessed.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Psalms 35:12
Complete exact-word concordance
They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
They rewarded mee euill for good, to the spoiling of my soule.
1611 marginal noteHeb. depriuing.
Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.
Therefore sayd I; Looke away from me, I will weepe bitterly, labour not to comfort me; because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.
1611 marginal noteHeb. I will be bitter in weeping.
1611 marginal noteIer.4.19. and 9.1.
A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.
A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim; Spoiling & great destruction.
Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
Why doest thou shew me iniquity, & cause me to behold grieuance? for spoiling and violence are before me: & there are that raise vp strife and contention.
For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
For yee had compassion of me in my bonds, and tooke ioyfully the spoyling of your goods, knowing in your selues that yee haue in heauen a better and an induring substance.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Plunder; waste.