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stretch

Meaning of “stretch”

To extend, reach, or spread out, literally or figuratively.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
50 occurrences50 verses18 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 3:20

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Jeremiah 6:12
And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 6:12 · retained source text

And their houses shall be turned vnto others, with their fields and wiues together: for I wil stretch out my hand vpon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 10:20
My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 10:20 · retained source text

My Tabernacle is spoyled, and all my cordes are broken: my children are gone foorth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch foorth my tent any more, and to set vp my curtaines.

Jeremiah 15:6
Thou hast forsaken me, saith the Lord, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 15:6 · retained source text

Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee, I am wearie with repenting.

Jeremiah 51:25
Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the Lord, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 51:25 · retained source text

Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountaine, saith the LORD, which destroiest all the earth, and I wil stretch out mine hand vpon thee, and roule thee downe from the rockes, and will make thee a burnt mountaine.

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Historical definitions

To draw out to greater length; to extend in a line. To extend in breadth. To spread; to expand. To reach; to extend. To spread; to display.

volume 2, leaf 682, column 3 (transitive verb entry, senses 1-5)

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