KJV dictionary & concordance

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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Micah 4:9

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Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counseller perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Micah 4:9 · retained source text

Now why doest thou cry out alowd? is there no king in thee? is thy counseller perished? for pangs haue taken thee, as a woman in trauell.

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Genesis 4:6 Genesis 12:18 Genesis 12:19 Genesis 25:22 Genesis 27:45 Genesis 42:1 Genesis 47:15 Exodus 1:18 Exodus 2:20 Exodus 3:3 Exodus 5:22 Exodus 14:5 Exodus 17:2 Exodus 18:14 Exodus 32:11 Numbers 11:20 Numbers 20:4 Numbers 27:4 Deuteronomy 5:25 Joshua 5:4 Joshua 7:25 Joshua 17:14 Judges 2:2 Judges 5:16 Judges 5:17 Judges 5:28 Judges 6:13 Judges 8:1 Judges 9:28 Judges 11:7 Judges 11:26 Judges 13:18 Judges 15:10 Judges 21:3 Ruth 1:11 Ruth 1:21 Ruth 2:10 1 Samuel 1:8 1 Samuel 2:23 1 Samuel 6:3 1 Samuel 17:8 1 Samuel 17:28 1 Samuel 19:17 1 Samuel 20:2 1 Samuel 20:8 1 Samuel 21:1 1 Samuel 22:13 1 Samuel 27:5 1 Samuel 28:12 1 Samuel 28:15 2 Samuel 3:24 2 Samuel 7:7 2 Samuel 11:10 2 Samuel 11:21 2 Samuel 13:4 2 Samuel 13:26 2 Samuel 16:9 2 Samuel 16:17 2 Samuel 18:11 2 Samuel 19:10 2 Samuel 19:11 2 Samuel 19:29 2 Samuel 19:36 2 Samuel 19:41 2 Samuel 19:43 2 Samuel 20:19 2 Samuel 24:3 1 Kings 1:6 1 Kings 1:13 1 Kings 2:22 1 Kings 2:43 1 Kings 9:8 1 Kings 14:6 1 Kings 21:5 2 Kings 1:5 2 Kings 7:3 2 Kings 8:12 2 Kings 12:7 2 Kings 14:10 1 Chronicles 17:6 1 Chronicles 21:3 2 Chronicles 7:21 2 Chronicles 24:6 2 Chronicles 24:20 2 Chronicles 25:15 2 Chronicles 25:16 2 Chronicles 25:19 2 Chronicles 32:4 Ezra 4:22 Ezra 7:23 Nehemiah 2:2 Nehemiah 2:3 Nehemiah 6:3 Nehemiah 13:11 Nehemiah 13:21 Esther 3:3 Esther 4:5 Job 3:11 Job 3:12 Job 3:23 Job 7:20 Job 7:21 Job 9:29 Job 15:12 Job 19:22 Job 19:28 Job 21:4 Job 24:1 Job 27:12 Job 31:1 Job 33:13 Psalms 2:1 Psalms 10:1 Psalms 22:1 Psalms 42:5 Psalms 42:9 Psalms 42:11 Psalms 43:2 Psalms 43:5 Psalms 44:23 Psalms 52:1 Psalms 68:16 Psalms 74:1 Psalms 74:11 Psalms 80:12 Psalms 88:14 Proverbs 5:20 Proverbs 22:27 Ecclesiastes 2:15 Ecclesiastes 7:16 Ecclesiastes 7:17 Song of Solomon 1:7 Isaiah 1:5 Isaiah 40:27 Isaiah 63:17 Jeremiah 2:14 Jeremiah 2:33 Jeremiah 2:36 Jeremiah 8:5 Jeremiah 8:14 Jeremiah 8:19 Jeremiah 8:22 Jeremiah 14:8 Jeremiah 14:9 Jeremiah 14:19 Jeremiah 15:18 Jeremiah 26:9 Jeremiah 27:13 Jeremiah 29:27 Jeremiah 30:15 Jeremiah 36:29 Jeremiah 46:15 Jeremiah 49:1 Ezekiel 18:19 Ezekiel 18:31 Ezekiel 33:11 Daniel 1:10 Daniel 2:15 Jonah 1:10 Micah 4:9 Habakkuk 1:3 Haggai 1:9 Malachi 2:10 Matthew 6:28 Matthew 7:3 Matthew 8:26 Matthew 9:11 Matthew 9:14 Matthew 13:10 Matthew 15:2 Matthew 15:3 Matthew 16:8 Matthew 17:10 Matthew 17:19 Matthew 19:7 Matthew 19:17 Matthew 20:6 Matthew 21:25 Matthew 22:18 Matthew 26:10 Matthew 27:23 Matthew 27:46 Mark 2:7 Mark 2:8 Mark 2:18 Mark 2:24 Mark 4:40 Mark 5:35 Mark 5:39 Mark 7:5 Mark 8:12 Mark 8:17 Mark 9:11 Mark 9:28 Mark 10:18 Mark 11:3 Mark 11:31 Mark 12:15 Mark 14:4 Mark 14:6 Mark 15:14 Mark 15:34 Luke 2:48 Luke 5:30 Luke 5:33 Luke 6:2 Luke 6:41 Luke 6:46 Luke 12:26 Luke 12:57 Luke 13:7 Luke 18:19 Luke 19:31 Luke 19:33 Luke 20:5 Luke 20:23 Luke 22:46 Luke 23:22 Luke 24:5 Luke 24:38 John 1:25 John 4:27 John 7:19 John 7:45 John 8:43 John 8:46 John 9:30 John 10:20 John 12:5 John 13:37 John 18:21 John 18:23 John 20:13 John 20:15 Acts 1:11 Acts 3:12 Acts 4:25 Acts 5:3 Acts 5:4 Acts 7:26 Acts 9:4 Acts 14:15 Acts 15:10 Acts 22:7 Acts 22:16 Acts 26:8 Acts 26:14 Romans 3:7 Romans 8:24 Romans 9:19 Romans 9:20 Romans 14:10 1 Corinthians 4:7 1 Corinthians 6:7 1 Corinthians 10:29 1 Corinthians 10:30 1 Corinthians 15:29 1 Corinthians 15:30 Galatians 2:14 Galatians 5:11 Colossians 2:20

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Genesis8 occurrences
7 verses Exodus8 occurrences
8 verses Numbers3 occurrences
3 verses Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse Joshua3 occurrences
3 verses Judges13 occurrences
12 verses Ruth3 occurrences
3 verses 1 Samuel16 occurrences
13 verses 2 Samuel17 occurrences
17 verses 1 Kings7 occurrences
7 verses 2 Kings5 occurrences
5 verses 1 Chronicles3 occurrences
2 verses 2 Chronicles7 occurrences
7 verses Ezra2 occurrences
2 verses Nehemiah5 occurrences
5 verses Esther2 occurrences
2 verses Job16 occurrences
14 verses Psalms24 occurrences
15 verses Proverbs2 occurrences
2 verses Ecclesiastes3 occurrences
3 verses Song of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah3 occurrences
3 verses Jeremiah18 occurrences
18 verses Ezekiel3 occurrences
3 verses Daniel2 occurrences
2 verses Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse Micah1 occurrence
1 verse Habakkuk1 occurrence
1 verse Haggai1 occurrence
1 verse Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse Matthew19 occurrences
19 verses Mark20 occurrences
20 verses Luke19 occurrences
18 verses John14 occurrences
14 verses Acts14 occurrences
13 verses Romans6 occurrences
5 verses 1 Corinthians7 occurrences
6 verses Galatians2 occurrences
2 verses Colossians1 occurrence
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