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turn

Meaning of “turn”

Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:2

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Isaiah 36:9
How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 36:9 · retained source text

How then wilt thou turne away the face of one captaine of the least of my masters seruants: and put thy trust on Egypt for charets and for horsemen?

Isaiah 37:29
Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 37:29 · retained source text

Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult is come vp into mine eares: therefore will I put my hooke in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turne thee backe by the way by which thou camest.

Isaiah 58:13
¶ If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 58:13 · retained source text

¶ If thou turne away thy foote from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my Holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable, and shalt honour him, not doing thine owne wayes, nor finding thine owne pleasure, nor speaking thine owne wordes:

Isaiah 59:20
¶ And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 59:20 · retained source text

¶ And the redeemer shall come to Zion, and vnto them that turne from transgression in Iacob, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteRom.11.26.

Jeremiah 2:24
A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:24 · retained source text

A wild asse vsed to the wildernesse, that snuffeth vp the wind at her pleasure, in her occasion who can turne her away? all they that seeke her will not wearie themselues, in her moneth they shall find her.

1611 marginal noteOr, O wild asse &c.

1611 marginal noteHeb. taught

1611 marginal noteHeb. the desire of her heart.

1611 marginal noteOr, reuerse it.

Jeremiah 2:35
Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:35 · retained source text

Yet thou sayest; Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turne from me: behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I haue not sinned.

Jeremiah 3:7
And I said after she had done all these things, turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:7 · retained source text

And I said after she had done all these things; Turne thou vnto me: but shee returned not, and her treacherous sister Iudah saw it.

Jeremiah 3:14
turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:14 · retained source text

Turne, O backesliding children, saith the LORD, for I am maried vnto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I wil bring you to Zion.

Jeremiah 3:19
But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:19 · retained source text

But I said; How shall I put thee among the children, and giue thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hostes of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me; My father, and shalt not turne away from me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. land of desire.

1611 marginal noteHeb. land of desire.

1611 marginal noteHebr. from after me.

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