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Exodus 22:24

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And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
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  1. Psalms 109:9Rank 1 from verse 24
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    9Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

  2. Jeremiah 15:8Rank 2 from verse 24
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    8Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.

  3. Lamentations 5:3Rank 3 from verse 24
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    3We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

  4. Psalms 69:24Rank 4 from verse 24
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    24Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

  5. Psalms 76:7Rank 5 from verse 24
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    7Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

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Exodus 22:24

COMBINED MEANING

wrath

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

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hot

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Sense 1: Having great heat. Sense 2: Ardent, vehement, or eager.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

24And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

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25¶ If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

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