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Zechariah 11:8

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Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
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  1. John 15:18Rank 1 from verse 8
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    18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

  2. John 7:7Rank 2 from verse 8
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    7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

  3. Isaiah 49:7Rank 3 from verse 8
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    7Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

  4. Matthew 23:34–36Rank 4 from verse 8
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    34¶ Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

    35That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

    36Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

  5. Hosea 5:7Rank 5 from verse 8
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    7They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

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Zechariah 11:8

COMBINED MEANING

cut

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Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.

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

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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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lothed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of lothe, meaning to loathe; to feel strong dislike, disgust, or aversion toward.

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7And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

8Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

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9Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

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