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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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Jeremiah 31:13
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 31:13 · retained source text

Then shall the virgine reioyce in the daunce, both yoong men and old together: for I will turne their mourning into ioy, and will comfort them, and make them reioyce from their sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:18
¶ I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 31:18 · retained source text

¶ I haue surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himselfe thus, Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullocke vnaccustomed to the yoke: turne thou me, and I shall be turned; thou art the LORD my God.

Jeremiah 31:21
Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 31:21 · retained source text

Set thee vp way-markes; make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the high way, euen the way which thou wentest: turne againe, O virgine of Israel, turne againe to these thy cities.

Jeremiah 32:40
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 32:40 · retained source text

And I will make an euerlasting couenant with them, that I will not turne away from them, to doe them good, but I will put my feare in their hearts, that they shall not depart from mee.

1611 marginal noteHeb from after them.

Jeremiah 44:5
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 44:5 · retained source text

But they hearkened not, nor enclined their eare to turne from their wickednes, to burne no incense vnto other gods.

Jeremiah 49:8
Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 49:8 · retained source text

Flee ye, turne backe, dwell deepe, O inhabitants of Dedan: for I will bring the calamitie of Esau vpon him, the time that I will visite him.

1611 marginal noteOr, they are turned backe.

Jeremiah 50:16
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:16 · retained source text

Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of haruest: for feare of the oppressing sword, they shall turne euery one to his people, and they shall flee euery one to his owne lande.

1611 marginal noteOr, sythe.

Lamentations 2:14
Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 2:14 · retained source text

Thy Prophets haue seene vaine and foolish things for thee, and they haue not discouered thine iniquitie, to turne away thy captiuitie: but haue seene for thee false burdens, and causes of banishment.

1611 marginal noteIere.2.8. and 5.31. and 14.14. and 23.16.

Lamentations 3:35
To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:35 · retained source text

To turne aside the right of a man before the face of the most high,

1611 marginal noteOr, a superiour.

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