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Psalms 6:10

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Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.
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  1. Jeremiah 20:11Rank 1 from verse 10
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    11But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

  2. Malachi 3:18Rank 2 from verse 10
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    18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

  3. Psalms 86:17Rank 3 from verse 10
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    17Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

  4. Proverbs 29:1Rank 4 from verse 10
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    1HE, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  5. Isaiah 26:11Rank 5 from verse 10
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    11Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

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Psalms 6:10

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ashamed

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1. Brought to shame, dishonour, confusion, or disappointed expectation. 2. Feeling or showing shame or embarrassment because of conduct, condition, or exposure. 3. Unwilling or reluctant to own, acknowledge, associate with, or do something because of shame.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sore

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Sense 1: Painful, grievous, severe, or causing distress. Sense 2: Greatly, exceedingly, or intensely. Sense 3: A wound, ulcer, or tender or diseased place.

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

COMBINED MEANING

return

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Sense 1: To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again. Sense 2: The act or time of coming back or recurring.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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9The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.

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