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Isaiah 53:4–9

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¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
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From verse 4

  1. 1 Peter 2:24Rank 1 from verse 4
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    24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

  2. Matthew 8:17Rank 2 from verse 4
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    17That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

  3. Galatians 3:13Rank 3 from verse 4
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    13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

  4. 1 John 2:2Rank 4 from verse 4
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    2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

  5. 1 Peter 3:18Rank 5 from verse 4
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    18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

From verse 5

  1. 1 Peter 2:24–25Rank 1 from verse 5
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    24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

    25For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

  2. 1 Peter 3:18Rank 2 from verse 5
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    18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

  3. Matthew 20:28Rank 3 from verse 5
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    28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

  4. 2 Corinthians 5:21Rank 4 from verse 5
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    21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

  5. Romans 5:6–10Rank 5 from verse 5
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    6For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

    7For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

    8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

    9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

    10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

From verse 6

  1. 1 Peter 2:25Rank 1 from verse 6
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    25For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

  2. 1 Peter 3:18Rank 2 from verse 6
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    18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

  3. Psalms 119:176Rank 3 from verse 6
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    176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

  4. Isaiah 55:7Rank 4 from verse 6
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    7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  5. Romans 4:25Rank 5 from verse 6
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    25Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

From verse 7

  1. Acts 8:32–33Rank 1 from verse 7
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    32The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

    33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

  2. Matthew 26:63Rank 2 from verse 7
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    63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

  3. 1 Peter 2:23Rank 3 from verse 7
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    23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

  4. Mark 14:61Rank 4 from verse 7
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    61But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

  5. John 19:9Rank 5 from verse 7
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    9And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

From verse 8

  1. 1 Peter 3:18Rank 1 from verse 8
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    18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

  2. Acts 8:33Rank 2 from verse 8
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    33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

  3. John 19:7Rank 3 from verse 8
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    7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

  4. Matthew 26:65–66Rank 4 from verse 8
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    65Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

    66What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

  5. John 11:49–52Rank 5 from verse 8
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    49And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

    50Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

    51And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

    52And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

From verse 9

  1. 1 Peter 2:22Rank 1 from verse 9
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    22Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

  2. Matthew 27:57–60Rank 2 from verse 9
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    57When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:

    58He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

    59And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

    60And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

  3. 1 John 3:5Rank 3 from verse 9
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    5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

  4. Mark 15:43–46Rank 4 from verse 9
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    43Joseph of Arimathæa, an honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

    44And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

    45And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

    46And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

  5. 2 Corinthians 5:21Rank 5 from verse 9
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    21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

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DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 53:4

COMBINED MEANING

borne

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1. Carried, supported, conveyed, or sustained. 2. Endured or suffered. 3. Brought forth as offspring. 4. Bore or possessed a likeness. 5. Given testimony.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

carried

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Past-tense or past-participial form of carry (to bear, convey, support, or take from one place to another).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

esteem

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Sense 1: High value or regard. Sense 2: As a verb, to value, regard, or judge.

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

COMBINED MEANING

stricken

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Sense 1: Struck, smitten, pierced, afflicted, or visited with a blow or calamity. Sense 2: In the expression stricken in age or years, advanced and far gone in age.

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

COMBINED MEANING

smitten

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Struck, beaten, wounded, afflicted, plagued, defeated, killed, judged, or forcefully affected by a blow, weapon, disease, enemy, word, or divine act.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 53:5

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wounded

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1. Physically injured, pierced, struck, or hurt. 2. Inwardly hurt or afflicted in heart or spirit.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

bruised

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Past-tense, past-participial, or adjectival form of bruise. Crushed, injured, or wounded by a blow, pressure, or affliction.

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

COMBINED MEANING

iniquities

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Acts or conditions of wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

peace

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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.

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

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 53:6

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sheep

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Sense 1: Flock animals kept for wool, food, and sacrifice. Sense 2: Figuratively, people pictured as a flock or as needing a shepherd.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

gone

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Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

turned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

laid

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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

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

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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COMBINED MEANING

iniquity

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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 53:7

COMBINED MEANING

oppressed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of oppress, meaning to burden, crush, or treat with unjust severity or hardship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

opened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lamb

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1. A young sheep. 2. Figuratively, a person or appearance likened to a lamb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

slaughter

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Sense 1: The killing of persons or animals, especially in great number. Sense 2: As a verb, to kill or slay.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sheep

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Sense 1: Flock animals kept for wool, food, and sacrifice. Sense 2: Figuratively, people pictured as a flock or as needing a shepherd.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dumb

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Sense 1: Unable, unwilling, or restrained from speaking; silent or speechless. Sense 2: Causing muteness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

openeth

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Third-person singular present form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 53:8

COMBINED MEANING

taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

cut

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Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.

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

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

living

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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

transgression

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The act of passing beyond or violating a law, command, or rule of duty; an offense, fault, or sin.

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

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

stricken

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Sense 1: Struck, smitten, pierced, afflicted, or visited with a blow or calamity. Sense 2: In the expression stricken in age or years, advanced and far gone in age.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 53:9

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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

COMBINED MEANING

grave

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Sense 1: The place of the dead or of burial; a tomb, burial place, or pit. Sense 2: To cut, carve, or engrave. Sense 3: As an adjective, serious, sober, dignified, or worthy of respect.

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

COMBINED MEANING

rich

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Possessing abundance, wealth, resources, value, fruitfulness, or fullness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

deceit

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Falsehood, guile, fraud, trickery, or a purpose, word, or act intended to mislead.

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

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

4¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

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5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

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6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

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7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

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8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

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9And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

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10¶ Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

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