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Micah 4:8

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¶ And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
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  1. Isaiah 1:26Rank 1 from verse 8
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    26And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellers as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.

  2. Revelation 22:5Rank 2 from verse 8
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    5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

  3. Zechariah 9:10Rank 3 from verse 8
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    10And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.

  4. Daniel 2:44Rank 4 from verse 8
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    44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

  5. Genesis 35:21Rank 5 from verse 8
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    21¶ And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

  6. Obadiah 1:21Rank 6 from verse 8
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    21And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.

  7. Zechariah 9:12Rank 7 from verse 8
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    12¶ Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;

  8. 2 Samuel 5:7Rank 8 from verse 8
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    7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

  9. Ephesians 1:21Rank 9 from verse 8
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    21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

  10. Mark 12:1Rank 10 from verse 8
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    1AND he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

  11. Numbers 24:19Rank 11 from verse 8
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    19Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

  12. Psalms 48:12–13Rank 12 from verse 8
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    12Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

    13Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

  13. Daniel 7:18Rank 13 from verse 8
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    18But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

  14. Isaiah 5:2Rank 14 from verse 8
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    2And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

  15. Matthew 21:33Rank 15 from verse 8
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    33¶ Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

  16. Isaiah 10:32Rank 16 from verse 8
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    32As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

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Micah 4:8

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

COMBINED MEANING

strong

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Having great power, might, firmness, courage, capacity, influence, defence, health, intensity, or ability to act, endure, resist, overcome, or support.

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COMBINED MEANING

hold

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Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.

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

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

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dominion

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Sense 1: Rule, authority, mastery, power, or controlling sway over persons, creatures, conduct, or conditions. Sense 2: The realm or territory under such rule.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

kingdom

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The rule, royal authority, government, realm, territory, subjects, or dominion of a king.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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4:8¶ And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.

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4:9Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counseller perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.

4:10Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

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