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Jeremiah 5:22–23

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Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
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From verse 22

  1. Job 38:10–11Rank 1 from verse 22
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    10And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

    11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

  2. Psalms 104:9Rank 2 from verse 22
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    9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

  3. Job 26:10Rank 3 from verse 22
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    10He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

  4. Deuteronomy 28:58Rank 4 from verse 22
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    58If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;

  5. Proverbs 8:29Rank 5 from verse 22
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    29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

From verse 23

  1. Jeremiah 6:28Rank 1 from verse 23
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    28They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.

  2. Deuteronomy 21:18Rank 2 from verse 23
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    18¶ If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

  3. Hebrews 3:12Rank 3 from verse 23
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    12Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

  4. Hosea 11:7Rank 4 from verse 23
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    7And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

  5. Psalms 95:10Rank 5 from verse 23
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    10Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:

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Jeremiah 5:22

COMBINED MEANING

fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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placed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of place, meaning to set, fix, locate, or establish.

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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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bound

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1. Tied, fastened, wrapped, bandaged, joined, confined, or restrained, literally or figuratively. 2. Placed under a vow, law, duty, obligation, or determined course. 3. Directed or travelling toward a stated place. 4. A limit or boundary.

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sea

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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.

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perpetual

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Continuing, enduring, or regularly recurring without interruption through the duration in view.

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decree

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Sense 1: An authoritative order, statute, command, sentence, or settled determination. Sense 2: As a verb, to determine, ordain, or command by such authority.

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

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pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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waves

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Sense 1: Moving ridges or swells of water. Sense 2: Figuratively, overwhelming troubles or forces.

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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.

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roar

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Sense 1: A deep, loud, prolonged cry or sound. Sense 2: To make such a sound, especially in distress or fierceness.

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Jeremiah 5:23

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

people

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

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

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revolted

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Rebelled, withdrew allegiance, or turned away from rightful rule or obedience.

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

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gone

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

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21Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

22Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

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23But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.

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24Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

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