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ye

Meaning of “ye”

The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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3,985 occurrences2,851 verses60 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:1

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Hosea 1:9
Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 1:9 · retained source text

Then sayde God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for yee are not my people, and I will not be your God.

1611 marginal noteThat is, not my people.

Hosea 1:10
¶ Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 1:10 · retained source text

¶ Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot bee measured nor numbred, and it shall come to passe, that in the place where it was said vnto them, Yee are not my people, there it shall be said vnto them, Ye are the sonnes of the liuing God.

1611 marginal noteOr, in stead of that.

1611 marginal noteRom.9.25,26.

Hosea 2:1
SAY ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ru-hamah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 2:1 · retained source text

¶ Say ye vnto your brethren, Ammi, & to your sisters, Ruhamah:

1611 marginal noteThat is, my people.

1611 marginal noteThat is, hauing obtained mercy.

Hosea 4:1
HEAR the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 4:1 · retained source text

¶ Heare the worde of the LORD, yee children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controuersie with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no trueth, nor mercie, nor knowledge of God in the land.

1611 marginal noteMica.6.2.

Hosea 4:15
¶ Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The Lord liveth.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 4:15 · retained source text

¶ Though thou Israel play the harlot, yet let not Iudah offend, and come not ye vnto Gilgal, neither goe ye vp to Beth-auen, nor sweare, The LORD liueth:

1611 marginal note1.King. 12.29.

Hosea 4:18
Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hosea 4:18 · retained source text

Their drinke is sowre: they haue committed whordome continually: her rulers with shame doe loue, Giue ye.

1611 marginal noteHebr. is gone.

1611 marginal noteHebr. shields.

Hosea 5:1
HEAR ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
4 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 5:1 · retained source text

¶ Heare yee this, O priests, and hearken, ye house of Israel, and giue yee eare, O house of the king: for iudgement is toward you, because yee haue beene a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread vpon Tabor.

Hosea 5:8
Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 5:8 · retained source text

Blow yee the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry alowd at Beth-auen: after thee, O Beniamin.

Hosea 9:5
What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the Lord?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 9:5 · retained source text

What will yee doe in the solemne day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?

Hosea 10:13
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hosea 10:13 · retained source text

Ye haue plowed wickednesse, yee haue reaped iniquitie, ye haue eaten the fruite of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mightie men.

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Genesis96 occurrences
74 verses
Exodus128 occurrences
96 verses
Leviticus210 occurrences
162 verses
Numbers193 occurrences
136 verses
Deuteronomy217 occurrences
154 verses
Joshua105 occurrences
75 verses
Judges70 occurrences
48 verses
Ruth9 occurrences
8 verses
1 Samuel71 occurrences
52 verses
2 Samuel35 occurrences
25 verses
1 Kings16 occurrences
15 verses
2 Kings51 occurrences
38 verses
1 Chronicles17 occurrences
13 verses
2 Chronicles62 occurrences
44 verses
Ezra14 occurrences
13 verses
Nehemiah22 occurrences
18 verses
Esther2 occurrences
2 verses
Job45 occurrences
35 verses
Psalms123 occurrences
89 verses
Proverbs12 occurrences
9 verses
Song of Solomon11 occurrences
8 verses
Isaiah238 occurrences
152 verses
Jeremiah254 occurrences
183 verses
Lamentations2 occurrences
2 verses
Ezekiel195 occurrences
132 verses
Daniel19 occurrences
9 verses
Hosea18 occurrences
11 verses
Joel30 occurrences
21 verses
Amos36 occurrences
26 verses
Obadiah2 occurrences
2 verses
Micah24 occurrences
17 verses
Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses
Habakkuk2 occurrences
1 verse
Zephaniah7 occurrences
4 verses
Haggai15 occurrences
7 verses
Zechariah26 occurrences
17 verses
Malachi47 occurrences
30 verses
Matthew263 occurrences
192 verses
Mark115 occurrences
78 verses
Luke192 occurrences
138 verses
John234 occurrences
159 verses
Acts112 occurrences
84 verses
Romans53 occurrences
38 verses
1 Corinthians131 occurrences
91 verses
2 Corinthians69 occurrences
51 verses
Galatians45 occurrences
33 verses
Ephesians44 occurrences
38 verses
Philippians26 occurrences
19 verses
Colossians37 occurrences
30 verses
1 Thessalonians38 occurrences
30 verses
2 Thessalonians12 occurrences
11 verses
Hebrews32 occurrences
24 verses
James43 occurrences
31 verses
1 Peter48 occurrences
33 verses
2 Peter15 occurrences
10 verses
1 John32 occurrences
18 verses
2 John2 occurrences
1 verse
3 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude4 occurrences
4 verses
Revelation11 occurrences
7 verses

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