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Isaiah 33:1–2

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WOE to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
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From verse 1

  1. Matthew 7:2Rank 1 from verse 1
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    2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

  2. Isaiah 24:16Rank 2 from verse 1
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    16¶ From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.

  3. Isaiah 10:12Rank 3 from verse 1
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    12Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

  4. Isaiah 21:2Rank 4 from verse 1
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    2A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

  5. Jeremiah 25:12–14Rank 5 from verse 1
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    12¶ And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.

    13And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations.

    14For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.

  6. Obadiah 1:10–16Rank 6 from verse 1
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    10¶ For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

    11In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.

    12But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

    13Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

    14Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.

    15For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.

    16For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.

  7. Revelation 17:17Rank 7 from verse 1
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    17For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

  8. 2 Chronicles 28:16–21Rank 8 from verse 1
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    16¶ At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.

    17For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.

    18The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.

    19For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the Lord.

    20And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.

    21For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.

  9. 2 Kings 18:13–17Rank 9 from verse 1
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    13¶ Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.

    14And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

    15And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house.

    16At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.

    17¶ And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.

  10. Habakkuk 2:5–8Rank 10 from verse 1
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    5¶ Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

    6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

    7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

    8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

  11. Isaiah 10:5–6Rank 11 from verse 1
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    5¶ O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

    6I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

  12. Isaiah 17:14Rank 12 from verse 1
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    14And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

  13. Isaiah 37:36–38Rank 13 from verse 1
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    36Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

    37¶ So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

    38And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

  14. Judges 1:7Rank 14 from verse 1
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    7And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

  15. Revelation 13:10Rank 15 from verse 1
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    10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

  16. Revelation 17:12–14Rank 16 from verse 1
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    12And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

    13These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

    14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

  17. Zechariah 14:1–3Rank 17 from verse 1
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    1BEHOLD, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

    2For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

    3Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

  18. Revelation 16:6Rank 18 from verse 1
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    6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

From verse 2

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:3–4Rank 1 from verse 2
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    3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

    4Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

  2. Isaiah 30:18–19Rank 2 from verse 2
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    18¶ And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

    19For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.

  3. Isaiah 59:16Rank 3 from verse 2
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    16¶ And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.

  4. Psalms 60:11Rank 4 from verse 2
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    11Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

  5. Psalms 62:8Rank 5 from verse 2
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    8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

  6. Exodus 14:27Rank 6 from verse 2
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    27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

  7. Isaiah 25:9Rank 7 from verse 2
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    9¶ And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

  8. Lamentations 3:25–26Rank 8 from verse 2
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    25The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

    26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

  9. Psalms 130:4–8Rank 9 from verse 2
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    4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

    5I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

    6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

    7Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

    8And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

  10. Psalms 46:1Rank 10 from verse 2
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    1GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

  11. Psalms 62:1Rank 11 from verse 2
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    1TRULY my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

  12. Hosea 14:2Rank 12 from verse 2
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    2Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

  13. Isaiah 25:4Rank 13 from verse 2
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    4For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

  14. Isaiah 26:16Rank 14 from verse 2
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    16Lord, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.

  15. Isaiah 26:8Rank 15 from verse 2
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    8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

  16. Isaiah 40:10Rank 16 from verse 2
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    10Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

  17. Jeremiah 14:8Rank 17 from verse 2
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    8O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?

  18. Jeremiah 2:27–28Rank 18 from verse 2
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    27Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

    28But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

  19. Lamentations 3:23Rank 19 from verse 2
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    23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

  20. Psalms 123:2Rank 20 from verse 2
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    2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

  21. Psalms 25:3Rank 21 from verse 2
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    3Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

  22. Psalms 27:13–14Rank 22 from verse 2
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    13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

    14Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

  23. Psalms 37:39Rank 23 from verse 2
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    39But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

  24. Psalms 46:5Rank 24 from verse 2
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    5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

  25. Psalms 50:15Rank 25 from verse 2
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    15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  26. Psalms 62:5Rank 26 from verse 2
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    5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

  27. Psalms 90:15Rank 27 from verse 2
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    15Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.

  28. Psalms 91:15Rank 28 from verse 2
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    15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

  29. Psalms 143:8Rank 29 from verse 2
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    8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

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DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 33:1

COMBINED MEANING

spoilest

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Second-person singular present form of spoil, meaning to plunder, rob, strip, ruin, or deprive of what is possessed.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

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wast

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The second-person singular past form of be, used with thou: were or existed in the stated condition.

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spoiled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of spoil, meaning to plunder, rob, strip, ruin, or deprive of what is possessed.

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treacherously

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Faithlessly or perfidiously; by betraying trust, allegiance, covenant, or pledged faith.

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

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dealt

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To deal: to distribute, allot, act toward another, or conduct a matter.

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cease

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To stop or leave off, to come to an end, or to cause something to stop or end.

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spoil

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Sense 1: Goods or captives taken from an enemy. Sense 2: As a verb, to plunder, rob, strip, ruin, or deprive of what is possessed.

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COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

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

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end

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Sense 1: The last or concluding part, termination, or limit. Sense 2: A purpose or intended result. Sense 3: As a verb, to cease or bring to a close.

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

COMBINED MEANING

deal

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Sense 1: A portion, share, or measured quantity. Sense 2: To distribute, conduct oneself, or act toward another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 33:2

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gracious

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Showing favour, mercy, compassion, kindness, patience, or goodness; pleasant, acceptable, or benevolent in word or action.

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

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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waited

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Past-tense or past-participial form of wait. Sense 1: Remained in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: Attended or served.

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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.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

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every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

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

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morning

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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

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trouble

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Sense 1: Disturbance, affliction, distress, vexation, or difficulty. Sense 2: To disturb, distress, afflict, or inconvenience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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32:20Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.

33:1WOE to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

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33:2O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

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33:3At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

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