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wilderness

Meaning of “wilderness”

Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.

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304 occurrences293 verses36 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 14:6

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Psalms 29:8
The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 29:8 · retained source text

The voyce of the LORD shaketh the wildernes: the LORD shaketh the wildernesse of Kadesh.

1611 marginal noteOr, to be in paine.

Psalms 55:7
Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 55:7 · retained source text

Loe, then would I wander farre off, and remaine in the wildernesse. Selah.

Psalms 65:12
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 65:12 · retained source text

They drop vpon the pastures of the wildernesse; and the little hilles reioyce on euery side.

1611 marginal noteHeb. are girded with ioy.

Psalms 68:7
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 68:7 · retained source text

O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people; when thou didst march through the wildernes, Selah.

Psalms 72:9
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 72:9 · retained source text

They that dwell in the wildernesse shall bowe before him: and his enemies shall licke the dust.

Psalms 74:14
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 74:14 · retained source text

Thou brakest the heads of Leuiathan in pieces, and gauest him to bee meat to the people inhabiting the wildernesse.

Psalms 78:15
He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 78:15 · retained source text

Hee claue the rockes in the wildernes: and gaue them drinke as out of the great depthes.

1611 marginal noteExod. 17.6. num.20.10. psal. 105.44. 1.cor.10.4.

Psalms 78:19
Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 78:19 · retained source text

Yea, they spake against God: they said, Can God furnish a table in the wildernes?

1611 marginal noteHeb. order.

1611 marginal noteNum. 11.4.

Psalms 78:40
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 78:40 · retained source text

How oft did they prouoke him in the wildernesse: and grieue him in the desert?

1611 marginal noteOr, rebell against him.

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