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Psalms 89:39

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Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
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  1. Lamentations 5:16Rank 1 from verse 39
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    16The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!

  2. Psalms 74:7Rank 2 from verse 39
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    7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

  3. Isaiah 43:28Rank 3 from verse 39
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    28Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.

  4. Psalms 89:34–36Rank 4 from verse 39
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    34My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

    35Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

    36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

  5. Isaiah 25:12Rank 5 from verse 39
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    12And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

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Psalms 89:39

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

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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

COMBINED MEANING

void

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Empty, unfilled, unoccupied, lacking something, invalid, cancelled, or without effect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

covenant

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Sense 1: A binding agreement, promise, pledge, or appointed order. Sense 2: The stated words, terms, testimony, or written record of such an agreement or promise.

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

COMBINED MEANING

servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

profaned

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Sense 1: Treated what was holy as common, dishonoured it by irreverence, or polluted it. Sense 2: Caused to be treated as common or disgraced.

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

COMBINED MEANING

crown

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Sense 1: A royal head ornament; by extension, kingship, honour, reward, or the top of the head. Sense 2: To invest, adorn, or honour with a crown, dignity, or reward.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

casting

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1. Throwing, placing, or causing something to move or fall in a stated direction. 2. In ‘casting out’ or ‘casting away,’ expelling, discarding, or rejecting. 3. Forming in a mould, or a form so made.

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

COMBINED MEANING

ground

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Sense 1: The soil, earth, land, floor, or supporting surface. Sense 2: Figuratively, a basis, support, or foundation. Sense 3: Crushed or reduced to small particles by grinding.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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38But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

39Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

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40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

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