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Hosea 9:6

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Hosea 9:6

6For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.

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DEFINED WORDS

Hosea 9:6

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

gone

Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

destruction

Ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or the calamity and loss produced by destroying.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

bury

To place a dead body in a grave or tomb; also to cover or conceal beneath earth or another substance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

pleasant

Cheerful; enlivening. Giving pleasure; gratifying.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

places

Locations, positions, rooms, occasions, offices, or passages, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

possess

To have, hold, occupy, obtain, or take as one's own.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

thorns

Sharp spines or prickles; also thorn-bearing plants and figures of things that prick, obstruct, or grieve.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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  1. Hosea 10:8
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  2. Isaiah 5:6
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  3. Isaiah 7:23
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  4. Hosea 7:16
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  5. Hosea 8:13
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