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viper

Meaning of “viper”

A venomous serpent.

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First occurrence: Isaiah 30:6

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Every verse containing “viper”

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Isaiah 30:6
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 30:6 · retained source text

The burden of the beastes of the South: into the lande of trouble and anguish, from whence come the yong and old lyon, the viper, and fierie flying serpent, they will carie their riches vpon the shoulders of yong asses, and their treasures vpon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profite them.

Isaiah 59:5
They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 59:5 · retained source text

They hatch cockatrice egges, and weaue the spiders web: he that eateth of their egges dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

1611 marginal noteOr, adders.

1611 marginal noteOr, that which is sprinkled is as if there brake out a viper.

Acts 28:3
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 28:3 · retained source text

And when Paul had gathered a bundle of stickes, and layde them on the fire, there came a Uiper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

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