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Isaiah 51:8

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Isaiah 51:8

8For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

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DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 51:8

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

moth

The small winged creature called a moth, known in the KJV for consuming or corrupting garments and other perishable things.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

eat

To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away, according to context.

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

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like

Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely; or, as a verb, to please.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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worm

A worm associated with corruption, the grave, or consuming what is named.

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

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wool

Wool used in the verse as a comparison for whiteness, softness, or what a worm consumes.

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

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but

But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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righteousness

The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

ever

At any time; always; continually; or forever, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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  1. Isaiah 51:6
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  2. Isaiah 50:9
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  3. Isaiah 66:24
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  4. Hosea 5:12
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  5. Job 4:19
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