Isaiah 21:15
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
‖For they fled from the swords, from the drawen sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grieuousnesse of warre.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, for feare. Heb. from the face.
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- Job 6:19–20Rank 1 from verse 15
19The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
20They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
19The troupes of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
20They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
- Isaiah 13:14Rank 2 from verse 15
14And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.
14And it shalbe as the chased Roe, and as a sheepe that no man taketh vp: they shall euery man turne to his owne people, and flee euery one into his owne land.
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Isaiah 21:15
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of flee (to run or hasten away, especially from danger or expected evil).
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1. Pulled or dragged. 2. Brought, led, or attracted. 3. Taken out or extracted. 4. Marked out in a line.
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Sense 1: Curved, bowed, or drawn. Sense 2: Firmly inclined or purposed.
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Sense 1: A weapon for shooting arrows. Sense 2: The bow set in the cloud as a covenant token. Sense 3: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward in reverence, respect, submission, or worship.
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grievousness
Severity that causes distress or oppression.
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Sense 1: Armed conflict. Sense 2: As a verb, to fight or contend.
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14The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
14‖The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they preuented with their bread him that fled.
15For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
15‖For they fled from the swords, from the drawen sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grieuousnesse of warre.
Selected passage16For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
16For thus hath the LORD sayd vnto me: Within a yeere, according to the yeeres of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall faile.