And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
The 1611 reading
And they waited for me as for the raine, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter raine.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Broad, spacious, or opened to a great extent. Sense 2: As an adverb, fully or far apart.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 15:8
Complete exact-word concordance
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
And they waited for me as for the raine, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter raine.
They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.
They came vpon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselues vpon me.
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Historical English dictionary sources
At a distance or with great extent.
Broad; having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious.