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Hosea 7:15

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Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
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  1. Nahum 1:9Rank 1 from verse 15
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    9What do ye imagine against the Lord? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

  2. Psalms 94:12Rank 2 from verse 15
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    12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;

  3. 2 Corinthians 10:5Rank 3 from verse 15
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    5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

  4. 2 Kings 13:23Rank 4 from verse 15
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    23And the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

  5. 2 Kings 14:25–27Rank 5 from verse 15
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    25He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher.

    26For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.

    27And the Lord said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

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Hosea 7:15

COMBINED MEANING

bound

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1. Tied, fastened, wrapped, bandaged, joined, confined, or restrained, literally or figuratively. 2. Placed under a vow, law, duty, obligation, or determined course. 3. Directed or travelling toward a stated place. 4. A limit or boundary.

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strengthened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of strengthen, meaning to make stronger, confirm, encourage, fortify, or increase in power.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

strenghtened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of strengthen, meaning to make stronger, confirm, encourage, fortify, or increase in power.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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14And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.

15Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.

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16They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

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