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Jeremiah 48:28
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Jeremiah 48:28
28O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
28O yee that dwell in Moab, leaue the cities and dwell in the rocke, and be like the doue that maketh her nest in the sides of the holes mouth.
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DEFINED WORDS
Jeremiah 48:28
To depart from, abandon, or leave behind.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely; or, as a verb, to please.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
A comparison to a dove's wings, cry, nesting, movement, or perceived character.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893
A bird's prepared place for eggs and young.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Lateral parts, edges, surfaces, or regions beside something.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828
A hollow place, opening, pit, cave, or den.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The opening used for eating and speaking; also an opening, edge, command, or testimony by extension.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study2And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.
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Open the full verse study6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
7Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
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Open the full verse study14¶ O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
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Open the full verse study19And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
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Open the full verse study9Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
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Open the full verse study16Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.
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Open the full verse study6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
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Open the full verse study3¶ The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
4Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.
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