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Judges 16:16

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And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
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  1. Proverbs 7:21–23Rank 1 from verse 16
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    21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

    22He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

    23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

  2. Luke 18:5Rank 2 from verse 16
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    5Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

  3. Job 21:4Rank 3 from verse 16
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    4As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

  4. Jonah 4:9Rank 4 from verse 16
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    9And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

  5. Luke 11:8Rank 5 from verse 16
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    8I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

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Judges 16:16

COMBINED MEANING

pass

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

pressed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of press, meaning to push, crowd, compress, urge forward, pursue earnestly, or bear forcefully upon.

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words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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urged

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Pressed, entreated, persuaded, or importuned strongly and persistently.

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

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soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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vexed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of vex, meaning to trouble, distress, afflict, harass, or oppress.

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

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15¶ And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

16And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;

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17That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a rasor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

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