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why

Concordance for “why”

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:6

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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
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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.

Jeremiah 15:18
Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 15:18 · retained source text

Why is my paine perpetuall? and my wound incurable which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether vnto me as a lyar, and as waters that faile?

1611 marginal noteHeb. be not sure?

1611 marginal noteChap. 30.15.

Jeremiah 26:9
Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 26:9 · retained source text

Why hast thou prophecied in the Name of the LORD, saying, This house shalbe like Shiloh, and this city shalbe desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Ieremiah in the house of the LORD.

Jeremiah 27:13
Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 27:13 · retained source text

Why will yee die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serue the king of Babylon?

Jeremiah 30:15
Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 30:15 · retained source text

Why cryest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable, for the multitude of thine iniquitie: because thy sinnes were increased, I haue done these things vnto thee.

1611 marginal noteChap. 13.18.

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