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Isaiah 3:9

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¶ The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
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  1. Genesis 13:13Rank 1 from verse 9
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    13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.

  2. Genesis 18:20–21Rank 2 from verse 9
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    20And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

    21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

  3. 1 Samuel 15:32Rank 3 from verse 9
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    32¶ Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

  4. 2 Kings 9:30Rank 4 from verse 9
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    30¶ And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.

  5. Ezekiel 23:16Rank 5 from verse 9
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    16And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

  6. Genesis 19:5–9Rank 6 from verse 9
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    5And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

    6And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

    7And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

    8Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

    9And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

  7. Isaiah 3:16Rank 7 from verse 9
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    16¶ Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

  8. Jeremiah 3:3Rank 8 from verse 9
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    3Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

  9. Jeremiah 44:16–17Rank 9 from verse 9
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    16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee.

    17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

  10. Jeremiah 6:15Rank 10 from verse 9
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    15Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.

  11. Lamentations 5:16Rank 11 from verse 9
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    16The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!

  12. Proverbs 30:13Rank 12 from verse 9
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    13There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

  13. Proverbs 8:36Rank 13 from verse 9
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    36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

  14. Psalms 10:4Rank 14 from verse 9
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    4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

  15. Psalms 73:6–7Rank 15 from verse 9
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    6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

    7Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

  16. Romans 6:23Rank 16 from verse 9
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    23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

  17. Daniel 7:20Rank 17 from verse 9
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    20And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.

  18. Hosea 13:9Rank 18 from verse 9
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    9¶ O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.

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Isaiah 3:9

COMBINED MEANING

shew

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Sense 1: To cause to see; to display, present, point out, or make visible. Sense 2: To reveal, disclose, declare, explain, teach, direct, or make known. Sense 3: To demonstrate, prove, manifest, or make evident. Sense 4: To exercise or perform kindness, mercy, favour, piety, or another stated disposition toward someone. Sense 5: An outward appearance, display, or presentation to view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

countenance

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1. The face, or its appearance or expression. 2. Favour, regard, or presence expressed toward someone. 3. To favour or support.

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

COMBINED MEANING

witness

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Sense 1: A person or thing that attests, testifies, records, or supplies evidence; also testimony, record, or the act of bearing testimony. Sense 2: To see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

declare

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To make known, tell, announce, proclaim, explain, show, or state plainly.

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

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sin

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1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Sodom

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The city of Sodom near the Dead Sea, destroyed in the judgment recorded in Genesis.

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hide

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Sense 1: To conceal, keep from sight or knowledge, or lie concealed. Sense 2: As a noun, an animal skin.

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

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soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

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for

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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rewarded

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Gave or received a return, recompense, or requital for conduct or work, whether good or evil.

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

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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3:9¶ The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

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3:10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

3:11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

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