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wrath

Meaning of “wrath”

Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.

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198 occurrences194 verses41 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 39:19

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Hosea 13:11
I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 13:11 · retained source text

I gaue thee a king in mine anger, and tooke him away in my wrath.

1611 marginal note1.Sam. 8.5. and 15.23. and 16.1.

Amos 1:11
¶ Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Amos 1:11 · retained source text

¶ Thus saith the LORD, For three transgressions of Edom, and for foure, I will not turne away the punishment thereof, because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pitie, and his anger did teare perpetually, and kept his wrath for euer.

1611 marginal noteHeb. corrupted his compassions.

Nahum 1:2
God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Nahum 1:2 · retained source text

God is ielous, and the LORD reuengeth: the LORD reuengeth, and is furious, the LORD wil take vengeance on his aduersaries, and he reserueth wrath for his enemies.

1611 marginal noteOr, the LORD is a ielous God, and a reuenger, &c.

1611 marginal noteHeb. that hath fury.

1611 marginal noteExo.20.5

Habakkuk 3:2
O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
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1611 witness · Habakkuk 3:2 · retained source text

O LORD, I haue heard thy speach, and was afraide: O LORD, reuiue thy worke in the midst of the yeeres, in the midst of the yeeres make knowen; in wrath remember mercy.

1611 marginal noteHeb. thy report or thy hearing.

1611 marginal noteOr, preserue aliue.

Habakkuk 3:8
Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Habakkuk 3:8 · retained source text

Was the LORD displeased against the riuers? was thine anger against the riuers? was thy wrath against the Sea, that thou didst ride vpon thine horses, and thy charets of saluation?

1611 marginal noteOr, thy charets were saluation.

Zephaniah 1:15
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Zephaniah 1:15 · retained source text

That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distresse, a day of wastenesse and desolation, a day of darknesse and gloominesse, a day of cloudes and thicke darkenesse;

1611 marginal noteIere.30.7. ioel 2.11. amos 5.18.

Zephaniah 1:18
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Zephaniah 1:18 · retained source text

Neither their siluer nor their golde shall be able to deliuer them in the day of the LORDs wrath; but the whole land shall bee deuoured by the fire of his iealousie: for hee shall make euen a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

1611 marginal noteProu. 11.4. ezek.7.19.

1611 marginal noteZeph.3.8.

Zechariah 7:12
Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Zechariah 7:12 · retained source text

Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should heare the Law, and the wordes which the LORD of hostes hath sent in his spirit by the former Prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hostes.

1611 marginal noteHebr. by the hand of &c.

Zechariah 8:14
For thus saith the Lord of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord of hosts, and I repented not:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Zechariah 8:14 · retained source text

For thus saith the LORD of hostes, As I thought to punish you, when your fathers prouoked mee to wrath, saith the LORD of hostes, and I repented not:

Matthew 3:7
¶ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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1611 witness · Matthew 3:7 · retained source text

¶ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his Baptisme, he said vnto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

1611 marginal noteCha. 12.34.

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