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thirst

Meaning of “thirst”

Sense 1: A strong need or desire for drink; by figure, an intense desire for something. Sense 2: To feel thirst; by figure, to desire intensely.

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31 occurrences31 verses18 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 17:3

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Deuteronomy 28:48

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Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:48 · retained source text

Therefore shalt thou serue thine enemies, which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakednesse, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron vpon thy necke, vntill he haue destroyed thee.

Deuteronomy 29:19

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And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:

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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 29:19 · retained source text

And it come to passe when he heareth the wordes of this curse, that hee blesse himselfe in his heart, saying, I shall haue peace, though I walke in the imagination of mine heart, to adde drunkennesse to thirst:

1611 marginal noteOr, stubbornnesse.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the drunken to the thirstie.

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Exodus 17:3 2 Chronicles 32:11 Psalms 104:11 Isaiah 50:2 Hosea 2:3 John 4:13 John 19:28 Revelation 7:16