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Zechariah 9:11

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As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
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  1. Isaiah 51:14Rank 1 from verse 11
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    14The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

  2. Exodus 24:8Rank 2 from verse 11
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    8And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.

  3. Psalms 102:19–21Rank 3 from verse 11
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    19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;

    20To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

    21To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

  4. Isaiah 42:7Rank 4 from verse 11
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    7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

  5. Matthew 26:28Rank 5 from verse 11
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    28For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

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Zechariah 9:11

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

blood

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Sense 1: The bodily fluid associated with physical life. Sense 2: Life taken, bloodshed, or guilt and responsibility for it. Sense 3: Kindred, shared human descent, or natural human nature. Sense 4: The juice of grapes.

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

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

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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pit

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Sense 1: A hole, cavity, cistern, dungeon, trap, or place of confinement. Sense 2: The grave, deep ruin, or a place of judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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water

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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.

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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.

11As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

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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;

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