KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Isaiah 28:23–24
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Isaiah 28:23
23¶ Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
23¶ Giue yee eare, and heare my voyce, hearken and heare my speach.
Isaiah 28:24
24Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
24Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and breake the clods of his ground?
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DEFINED WORDS
Isaiah 28:23
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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The organ of hearing; also, the seed-bearing head of grain.
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To perceive by the ear; to listen, attend, understand, or obey, according to context.
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To listen attentively, give heed, or obey.
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Spoken words; discourse, language, or an address.
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Isaiah 28:24
One that plows or holds a plow.
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An implement for cutting and turning soil; as a verb, to till or break up the ground with it.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
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The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.
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To scatter or plant seed; figuratively, to spread what will produce a result.
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Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest; as a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.
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To separate, fracture, open, interrupt, violate, subdue, or burst forth, according to context.
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The earth or soil; a foundation, basis, or reason; also to establish firmly.
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From verse 23
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Open the full verse study2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
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Open the full verse study29O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.
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Open the full verse study1GIVE ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
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Open the full verse study11He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
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Open the full verse study14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
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Open the full verse study29He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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Open the full verse study7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
From verse 24
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Open the full verse study11And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.
12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
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Open the full verse study3¶ For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
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