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why

Concordance for “why”

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282 occurrences261 verses39 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:6

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Showing verses 1–10 of 18 · 18 word occurrences in this result

Jeremiah 2:14
¶ Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:14 · retained source text

¶ Is Israel a seruant? is he a home-borne slaue? why is he spoiled?

1611 marginal noteHeb. become a spoile.

Jeremiah 2:33
Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:33 · retained source text

Why trimmest thou thy way to seeke loue? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy wayes.

Jeremiah 2:36
Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:36 · retained source text

Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt bee ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

Jeremiah 8:14
Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 8:14 · retained source text

Why doe wee sit still? assemble your selues, and let vs enter into the defenced cities, and let vs be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put vs to silence, and giuen vs waters of gall to drink, because we haue sinned against the LORD.

1611 marginal noteOr, poyson.

1611 marginal noteCha.9.15. dan. 23.15.

Jeremiah 8:19
Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the Lord in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 8:19 · retained source text

Behold the voice of the crie of the daughter of my people because of them that dwel in a farre countrey: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? why haue they prouoked me to anger with their grauen images, and with strange vanities?

1611 marginal noteHeb. because of the countrey of them that are farre off.

Jeremiah 8:22
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 8:22 · retained source text

Is there no balme in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recouered?

1611 marginal noteHeb. gone vp.

1611 marginal noteChap. 46.11.

Jeremiah 14:8
O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 14:8 · retained source text

O the hope of Israel, the Sauiour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man, that turneth aside to tarie for a night?

Jeremiah 14:9
Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 14:9 · retained source text

Why shouldest thou bee as a man astonied, as a mightie man that cannot saue? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of vs, and we are called by thy Name, leaue vs not.

1611 marginal noteHebr. thy Name is called vpon vs.

Jeremiah 14:19
Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 14:19 · retained source text

Hast thou vtterly reiected Iudah? hath thy soule loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten vs, and there is no healing for vs? we looked for peace, and there is no good, and for the time of healing, and behold trouble.

1611 marginal noteChap. 8.15.

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