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stars

Meaning of “stars”

1. Lights seen in the heavens. 2. Persons or powers represented by stars.

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51 occurrences50 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:16

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Showing verses 31–40 of 50 · 51 word occurrences in this result

Joel 2:10
The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joel 2:10 · retained source text

The earth shall quake before them, the heauens shall tremble, the Sun & the Moone shall be darke, & the starres shall withdrawe their shining.

1611 marginal noteIsai.13.10. ezech. 32.2.

Joel 3:15
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
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1611 witness · Joel 3:15 · retained source text

The Sunne and the Moone shall be darkened, and the starres shall withdraw their shining.

1611 marginal noteCha.2.31.

Amos 5:8
Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:
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1611 witness · Amos 5:8 · retained source text

Seeke him that maketh the seuen starres and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day darke with night: that calleth for the waters of the Sea, and powreth them out vpon the face of the earth: the LORD is his Name.

1611 marginal noteIob.9.9. and 38.31.

1611 marginal noteChap.9.6.

Obadiah 1:4
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Obadiah 1:4 · retained source text

Though thou exalt thy selfe as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the starres, thence will I bring thee downe, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteIer.49.16.

Nahum 3:16
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Nahum 3:16 · retained source text

Thou hast multiplied thy merchants aboue the starres of heauen; the cankerworme spoileth & flieth away.

1611 marginal noteOr, spreadeth himselfe.

Matthew 24:29
¶ Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 24:29 · retained source text

¶ Immediately after the tribulation of those dayes, shall the Sunne be darkned, and the Moone shall not giue her light, and the starres shall fall from heauen, and the powers of the heauens shall be shaken.

1611 marginal noteMarke 13.24. luke 21.25. esay 13.10. ioel 2.31. ezek. 32.7.

Mark 13:25
And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 13:25 · retained source text

And the Starres of heauen shall fall, and the powers that are in heauen shall be shaken.

Luke 21:25
¶ And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 21:25 · retained source text

¶ And there shalbe signes in the Sunne, and in the Moone, and in the Starres, and vpon the earth distresse of nations, with perplexity, the Sea and the waues roaring,

1611 marginal noteMatth. 24.29.

Acts 27:20
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 27:20 · retained source text

And when neither Sunne nor starres in many dayes appeared, and no small tempest lay on vs; all hope that wee should be saued, was then taken away.

1 Corinthians 15:41
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 15:41 · retained source text

There is one glory of the sunne, another of the moone, and another glorie of the starres: for one starre differeth from another starre in glorie.

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