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vex

Meaning of “vex”

To trouble, distress, afflict, harass, or oppress.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
15 occurrences15 verses11 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 22:21

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Isaiah 7:6
Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 7:6 · retained source text

Let vs goe vp against Iudah and vexe it, and let vs make a breach therein for vs, and set a king in the midst of it, euen the sonne of Tabeal.

1611 marginal noteOr, waken.

Isaiah 11:13
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 11:13 · retained source text

The enuie also of Ephraim shal depart, and the aduersaries of Iudah shalbe cut off: Ephraim shall not enuie Iudah, and Iudah shall not vexe Ephraim.

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