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watched

Meaning of “watched”

Past-tense or past-participial form of watch. Remained awake, observed, guarded, kept watch, or watched for.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
12 occurrences12 verses7 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Jeremiah 20:10

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Jeremiah 20:10
¶ For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 20:10 · retained source text

¶ For I heard the defaming of many, feare on euery side. Report, say they, and wee will report it: all my familiars watched for my halting, saying; Peraduenture he will be enticed: and we shall preuaile against him, and we shall take our reuenge on him.

1611 marginal noteHeb. euery man of my peace.

Jeremiah 31:28
And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 31:28 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe, that like as I haue watched ouer them, to plucke vp and to breake downe, and to throw downe, and to destroy, and to afflict: so will I watch ouer them, to build and to plant, saith the LORD.

Lamentations 4:17
As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
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1611 witness · Lamentations 4:17 · retained source text

As for vs, our eyes as yet failed for our vaine helpe: in our watching we haue watched for a nation that could not saue vs.

Daniel 9:14
Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
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1611 witness · Daniel 9:14 · retained source text

Therefore hath the LORD watched vpon the euil, and brought it vpon vs: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his workes, which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.

Matthew 24:43
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 24:43 · retained source text

But know this, that if the good man of the house had knowen in what watch the thiefe would come, he would haue watched, and would not haue suffered his house to be broken vp.

1611 marginal noteLuke 12.39. 1.thes. 5.2. reuel. 16.15.

Mark 3:2
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
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1611 witness · Mark 3:2 · retained source text

And they watched him, whether hee would heale him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

Luke 12:39
And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
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1611 witness · Luke 12:39 · retained source text

And this know, that if the good man of the house had knowen what houre the theefe would come, he would haue watched, and not haue suffred his house to be broken thorow.

1611 marginal noteMat. 24.43.

Luke 14:1
AND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
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1611 witness · Luke 14:1 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharises to eat bread on y e Sabbath day, that they watched him.

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Guarded; observed with steady vigilance.

volume 2, leaf 909, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 172)