geneva - signifies

geneva@Genesis:24:35 @ And the LORD hath (note:)To bless signifies here to enrich, or increase with substance as the text in the same verse declares.(:note) blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

geneva@Genesis:26:17 @ And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the (note:)The Hebrew word signifies a flood, or valley, where water at any time runs.(:note) valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

geneva@Genesis:35:16 @ And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a (note:)The Hebrew word signifies as much ground as one can cover from resting point to resting point, which is taken for half a days journey.(:note) little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

geneva@Exodus:6:3 @ And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty, but by my name (note:)By which he signifies that he will perform indeed that which he promised to their fathers: for this name declares that he is constant and will perform his promise.(:note) JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

geneva@Exodus:16:15 @ And when the children of Israel saw [it], they said one to another, It [is] (note:)Which signifies a part, portion, or gift: also meat prepared.(:note) manna: for they wist not what it [was]. And Moses said unto them, This [is] the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.

geneva@Exodus:24:8 @ And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled [it] on the people, and said, Behold the (note:)Which signifies that the covenant broken cannot be satisfied without shedding of blood.(:note) blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.

geneva@Exodus:26:24 @ And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be (note:)The Hebrew word signifies twins declaring that they should be as perfect and well joined as possible.(:note) coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

geneva@Exodus:28:30 @ And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the (note:)Urim signifies light, and thummim perfection: declaring that the stones of the breastplate were most clear, and of perfect beauty: by urim also is meant knowledge, and thummim holiness, showing what virtues are required in the priests.(:note) Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.

geneva@Leviticus:1:15 @ And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and (note:)The Hebrew word signifies to pinch off with the nail.(:note) wring off his head, and burn [it] on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

geneva@Leviticus:7:7 @ As the sin offering [is], so [is] the trespass offering: [there is] one (note:)...though this word trespass signifies less...(:note) law for them: the priest that maketh atonement Meaning, the rest which is left and not burnt. therewith shall have [it].

geneva@Leviticus:15:9 @ And what (note:)The word signifies every thing on which a man rides.(:note) saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.

geneva@Numbers:4:10 @ And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put [it] upon a (note:)The Hebrew word signifies an instrument made of two staves or bars.(:note) bar.

geneva@Numbers:11:32 @ And the people stood up all that day, and all [that] night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten (note:)Of Homer, read (Lev_27:16) also it signifies a heap, as in (Exo_8:14; Jdg_15:16).(:note) homers: and they spread [them] all abroad for themselves round about the camp.

geneva@Numbers:14:33 @ And your children shall (note:)The word signifies to be shepherds, or to wander like shepherds to and fro.(:note) wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your Your infidelity and disobedience against God. whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.

geneva@Deuteronomy:20:6 @ And what man [is he] that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not [yet] (note:)The Hebrew word signifies to make common or profane, (Lev_19:25)(:note) eaten of it? let him [also] go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

geneva@Deuteronomy:25:5 @ If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her (note:)...and the word that signifies a...(:note) husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.

geneva@Joshua:10:40 @ So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the (note:)Some read, Ashedoth, which signifies the descents of the hills.(:note) vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

geneva@Joshua:11:8 @ And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto (note:)Which signifies hot waters, or according to some, brine pits.(:note) Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.

geneva@Joshua:15:2 @ And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the (note:)The Hebrew word signifies tongue, by which it means either the arm of the sea that comes into the land, or a rock, or cape that goes into the sea.(:note) bay that looketh southward:

geneva@Judges:12:6 @ Then said they unto him, Say now (note:)Which signifies the fall of waters, or an ear of corn.(:note) Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce [it] right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

geneva@2Kings:22:17 @ Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the (note:)...of man's hand here signifies all...(:note) works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.

geneva@2Kings:23:10 @ And he defiled (note:)...near to Jerusalem, and signifies a...(Lev_18:21), after which Josiah commanded trash to be cast in contempt of it.(:note) Topheth, which [is] in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.

geneva@2Chronicles:26:10 @ Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen [also], and vine dressers in the mountains, and in (note:)...or as the word signifies in...(Lev_2:14).(:note) Carmel: for he loved husbandry.

geneva@Ezra:2:63 @ And the (note:)...a Chaldee name, and signifies him...(:note) Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Read (Exo_28:30). Urim and with Thummim.

geneva@Ezra:4:7 @ And in the days of (note:)Called Artaxerxes, which signifies in the Persian tongue an excellent warrior.(:note) Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter [was] written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

geneva@Job:1:11 @ But put forth thine hand now, and (note:)This signifies that Satan is not able to touch us, but it is God that must do it.(:note) touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to Satan notes the vice to which men are commonly subjected, that is, to hide their rebellion and to be content with God in the time of prosperity which view is disclosed in the time of their adversity. thy face.

geneva@Job:7:5 @ My flesh is (note:)This signifies that his disease was rare and most horrible.(:note) clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

geneva@Job:11:6 @ And that he would shew thee the (note:)...justifying of yourself: he signifies that...(:note) secrets of wisdom, that [they are] double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee [less] than thine iniquity [deserveth].

geneva@Job:18:13 @ It shall devour the strength of his skin: [even] the (note:)...as the Hebrew word signifies his...(:note) firstborn of death shall devour his strength.

geneva@Job:32:22 @ For I know not to give flattering (note:)The Hebrew word signifies to change the name as to call a fool a wise man: meaning, that he would not cloak the truth to flatter men.(:note) titles; [in so doing] my maker would soon take me away.

geneva@Psalms:3:2 @ Many [there be] which say of my soul, [There is] no help for him in God. (note:)Selah here signifies a lifting up of the voice, to cause us to consider the sentence as a thing of great importance.(:note) Selah.

geneva@Psalms:18:9 @ He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and (note:)...as the clear light signifies God's...(:note) darkness [was] under his feet.

geneva@Psalms:30:4 @ Sing unto the LORD, O ye (note:)The word signifies them who have received mercy, and show mercy liberally to others.(:note) saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

geneva@Psalms:31:8 @ And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a (note:)Largeness signifies comfort, as straitness, sorrow and peril.(:note) large room.

geneva@Psalms:35:16 @ With hypocritical mockers in (note:)The word signifies cakes: meaning that the proud courtiers at their dainty feasts scoff, rail, and conspire his death.(:note) feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

geneva@Psalms:39:11 @ When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou (note:)Though your open plagues do not light on them forever, yet your secret curse continually frets them.(:note) makest his The word signifies all that he desires, as health, force, strength, beauty, and in whatever he has delight, so that the rod of God takes away all that is desired in this world. beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man [is] vanity. Selah.

geneva@Psalms:40:10 @ I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy (note:)...us, his righteousness which signifies his...(:note) faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

geneva@Psalms:45:12 @ And the (note:)He signifies that many of those who are rich will be benefactors to the Church, although they do not give perfect obedience to the Gospel.(:note) daughter of Tyre [shall be there] with a gift; [even] the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

geneva@Psalms:45:16 @ Instead of thy fathers shall be thy (note:)They will have greater graces than their fathers.(:note) children, whom thou mayest make princes He signifies the great compass of Christ's kingdom, which will be sufficient to enrich all his members. in all the earth.

geneva@Psalms:47:5 @ God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the (note:)...feasts: but he further signifies the...(:note) sound of a trumpet.

geneva@Psalms:55:17 @ Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, (note:)Which signifies a servants mind and sure trust to obtain his portion, which made him earnest at all times in prayer.(:note) and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

geneva@Psalms:66:9 @ Which (note:)He signifies some special benefit that God had showed to his Church of the Jews, in delivering them from some great danger: of which he promises that the Gentiles will also be partakers.(:note) holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

geneva@Psalms:76:12 @ He shall (note:)The Hebrew word signifies «to vintage or gather grapes» meaning that he will make the counsels and enterprises of the wicked tyrants foolish and vain.(:note) cut off the spirit of princes: [he is] terrible to the kings of the earth.

geneva@Psalms:78:45 @ He sent (note:)This word signifies a confused mixture of flies and venomous worms. Some take it for all sorts of serpents: some for all wild beasts.(:note) divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

geneva@Psalms:89:12 @ The north and the south thou hast created them: (note:)...East, so the prophet signifies that...(:note) Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

geneva@Psalms:95:6 @ O come, let us (note:)...these three words he signifies one...(:note) worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.

geneva@Psalms:98:6 @ With (note:)...the dumb creatures, he signifies that...(:note) trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.

geneva@Songs:5:1 @ I have come into my (note:)The garden signifies the kingdom of Christ, where he prepares the banquet for his elect.(:note) garden, my sister, [my] spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drank my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

geneva@Songs:6:13 @ Return, return, O (note:)...was called Shalem which signifies... peace.(:note) Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.

geneva@Isaiah:1:5 @ Why should ye be (note:)What good is it to seek to mend you by punishment, seeing that the more I correct you, the more you rebel?(:note) stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole ...of the body, he signifies that... head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

geneva@Isaiah:6:3 @ And one cried to another, and said, (note:)This often repetition signifies that the angels cannot satisfy themselves in praising God, to teach us that in all our lives we should give ourselves to the continual praise of God.(:note) Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts: the whole His glory not only appears in the heavens but through all the world, and therefore all creatures are bound to praise him. earth [is] full of his glory.

geneva@Isaiah:20:2 @ At the same time spoke the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the (note:)Which signifies that the prophet lamented the misery that he saw prepared before the three years that he went naked and barefooted.(:note) sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

geneva@Isaiah:22:15 @ Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, repair to this (note:)...the Hebrew word also signifies one...(:note) treasurer, [even] to Shebna, who [is] over the house, [and say],

geneva@Isaiah:24:2 @ And it shall be, as with the people, so with the (note:)...Aaron's family, and so signifies also...(2Sa_8:18; 2Sa_20:25; 1Ch_18:17)...these words the prophet signifies a...(Hos_4:9).(:note) priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him.

geneva@Isaiah:29:1 @ Woe to (note:)...Lion of God, and signifies the...(Eze_43:16).(:note) Ariel, to Ariel, the city [where] David dwelt! add ye year to year; Your vain confidence in your sacrifices will not last long. let them kill sacrifices.

geneva@Isaiah:36:16 @ Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make (note:)The Hebrew word signifies blessing, by which this wicked captain would have persuaded the people, that their condition would be better under Sennacherib than under Hezekiah.(:note) [an agreement] with me [by] a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;

geneva@Isaiah:45:23 @ I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth [in] (note:)That is, that the thing which I have promise will be faithfully performed.(:note) righteousness, and shall not return, That to me every The knowledge of God and the true worshipping will be through all the world, (Rom_14:11; Phi_2:10) by which he signifies that we must not only serve God in heart, but declare the same also by outward profession. knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

geneva@Isaiah:49:2 @ And he hath made my mouth like a sharp (note:)...sword and shaft, he signifies the...(:note) sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he God has taken me to his protection and defence: this chiefly is meant of Christ, and may also be applied to the ministers of his word. hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

geneva@Isaiah:66:22 @ For as the new (note:)By this he signifies the kingdom of Christ in which his Church will be renewed, and where before there were appointed seasons to sacrifice in this there will be one continual Sabbath, so that all times and seasons will be meet.(:note) heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.

geneva@Jeremiah:3:20 @ Surely [as] a wife treacherously departeth from her (note:)The Hebrew word signifies a friend or companion, and here may be taken for a husband, as it is used also in (Hos_3:1).(:note) husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.

geneva@Jeremiah:10:16 @ The (note:)...portion and rod, he signifies their...(Deu_32:9; Psa_16:5).(:note) portion of Jacob [is] not like them: for he [is] the former of all [things]; and Israel [is] the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts [is] his name.

geneva@Jeremiah:14:2 @ Judah mourneth, and her gates languish; they are (note:)The word signifies extreme sorrow.(:note) black to the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

geneva@Jeremiah:15:4 @ And I will (note:)The word signifies to run to and fro for fear and unquietness of conscience as Cain did.(:note) cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, Not that the people were punished for the king's sin only, but for their own sins also, because they consented to his wickedness. because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for [that] which he did in Jerusalem.

geneva@Jeremiah:22:7 @ And I will (note:)The Hebrew word signifies to sanctify because the Lord dedicates to his use and purpose such as he prepares to execute his work, (Isa_13:3; Jer_6:4, Jer_12:3).(:note) prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice Your buildings made from cedar trees. cedars, and cast [them] into the fire.

geneva@Jeremiah:32:24 @ Behold the (note:)The word signifies anything that is cast up, as a mount or rampart, and is also used for engines of war, which were laid on a high place to shoot into a city before guns were in use.(:note) mounts, they are come to the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest [it].

geneva@Jeremiah:48:32 @ O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants have gone over the sea, they reach [even] to the sea (note:)...and by this he signifies that...(:note) of Jazer: the spoiler hath fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.

geneva@Ezekiel:1:4 @ And I looked, and, behold, a (note:)...diversity of words he signifies the...(:note) whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness [was] about it, and from the midst of it as the colour of amber, from the midst of the fire.

geneva@Ezekiel:3:12 @ Then the spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, [saying], (note:)By which he signifies that God's glory would not be diminished, although he departed out of his temple, for this declared that the city and temple would be destroyed.(:note) Blessed [be] the glory of the LORD from his place.

geneva@Ezekiel:7:22 @ My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my (note:)Which signifies the most holy place, into which none might enter but the high priest.(:note) secret [place]: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.

geneva@Ezekiel:20:29 @ Then I said to them, What [is] the high place to which ye go? And its name is called (note:)Which signifies a high place, declaring that they vaunted themselves of their idolatry and were not ashamed of it, though God had commanded them expressly that they should have no altar lifted on high by stairs, (Exo_20:26).(:note) Bamah to this day.

geneva@Ezekiel:23:4 @ And the names of (note:)...of Israel and Aholibah signifies my...(:note) them [were] Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bore sons and daughters. Thus [were] their names; Samaria [is] Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.

geneva@Ezekiel:26:16 @ Then all the princes of the (note:)...sea: by which he signifies that...(:note) sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their embroidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at [every] moment, and be astonished at thee.

geneva@Ezekiel:28:14 @ Thou [art] (note:)He means the royal state of Tyre, which for the excellency and glory of it he compares to the cherubim which covered the Ark, and by «anointed» he signifies the same.(:note) the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee I did you this honour to make you one of the builders of my temple, which was when Hiram sent to Solomon things necessary for the work. [so]: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the That is, among my people Israel, which shined as precious stones. stones of fire.

geneva@Ezekiel:32:7 @ And when I shall (note:)The word signifies to be put out as a candle is put out.(:note) put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

geneva@Ezekiel:37:16 @ Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take (note:)Which signifies the joining together of the two houses of Israel and Judah.(:note) another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and [for] all the house of Israel his companions:

geneva@Ezekiel:38:2 @ Son of man, set thy face against (note:)Who were a people that came from Magog the son of Japheth, (Gen_10:2). Magog also here signifies a certain country so that by these two countries which had the government of Greece and Italy he means the principal enemies of the Church, (Rev_20:8).(:note) Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,

geneva@Ezekiel:39:17 @ And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak to every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; (note:)By which he signifies the horrible destruction that would come on the enemies of his Church.(:note) gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, [even] a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.

geneva@Ezekiel:47:15 @ And this [shall be] the border (note:)...land of promise he signifies the...(:note) of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;

geneva@Daniel:5:25 @ And this [is] the writing that was written, (note:)...most surely decided: it signifies also...(:note) MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

geneva@Hosea:1:3 @ So he went and took (note:)Gomer signifies a consumption or corruption, and rotten clusters of figs, declaring that they were all corrupt like rotten figs.(:note) Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.

geneva@Hosea:1:6 @ And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And [God] said unto him, Call her name (note:)...mercy: by which he signifies that...(:note) Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly For the Israelites never returned after they were taken captives by the Assyrians. take them away.

geneva@Joel:3:2 @ I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the (note:)It appears that he alludes to the great victory of Jehoshaphat, whom God used without man's help to destroy the enemies, (2Ch_20:20-26)...this word Jehoshaphat, which signifies pleading...(:note) valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and [for] my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

geneva@Amos:3:3 @ Can two walk together, except they be (note:)By this the Prophet signifies that he speaks not of himself, but as God guides and moves him, which is called the agreement between God and his Prophets.(:note) agreed?

geneva@Micah:1:10 @ Declare ye [it] not at (note:)Lest the Philistines our enemies rejoice at our destruction.(:note) Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Which was a city near to Jerusalem (Jos_18:23)...there called Ophrah, and signifies dust:... Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.

geneva@Zechariah:1:8 @ I (note:)This vision signifies the restoration of the Church: but as yet it would not appear to man's eyes, which is here meant by the night, by the bottom, and by the myrtle trees, which are black, and give a dark shadow. Yet he compares God to a King who has his posts and messengers abroad, by whom he still works his purpose and brings his matters to pass.(:note) saw by night, and behold Who was the chief among the rest of the horsemen. a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that [were] in the bottom; and behind him [were there] These signify the various offices of God's angels, by whom God sometimes punishes, and sometimes comforts, and brings forth his works in various ways. red horses, speckled, and white.

geneva@Zechariah:1:18 @ Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold (note:)Which signifies all the enemies of the Church: east, west, north, and south.(:note) four horns.

geneva@Zechariah:4:10 @ For who hath despised the day of (note:)Signifying that all were discouraged at the small and poor beginnings of the temple.(:note) small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the By which he signifies the plummet and line, that is, that Zerubbabel who represented Christ, would go forward with his building to the joy and comfort of the godly, though the world was against him, and though his own for a while were discouraged, because they do not see things pleasant to the eye. plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel [with] those seven; That is, God has seven eyes: meaning, a continual providence, so that neither Satan nor any power in the world, can go about to bring anything to pass to hinder his work; (Zec_5:9). they [are] the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

geneva@Zechariah:6:2 @ In the first chariot [were] (note:)Which signifies the great cruelty and persecution that the Church had endured under different enemies.(:note) red horses; and in the second chariot Signifying that they had endured great afflictions under the Babylonians. black horses;

geneva@Zechariah:11:17 @ Woe to the idle shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword [shall be] upon his (note:)By the arm he signifies strength, as he does wisdom and judgments by the eye: that is, the plague of God will take away both your strength and judgment.(:note) arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be wholly dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

geneva@Matthew:3:2 @ And saying, (note:)...word in the greek signifies a...(:note) Repent ye: for the The kingdom of Messiah, whose government will be heavenly, and nothing but heavenly. kingdom of heaven is at hand.

geneva@Matthew:4:23 @ And (note:)Christ assures the hearts of the believers of his spiritual and saving virtue, by healing the diseases of the body.(:note) Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in Their, that is, the Galilaeans. their Synagogues, that is, the Churches of the Jews. synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the Of the Messiah. kingdom, and healing Diseases of all kinds, but not every disease: that is, as we say, some of every kind. all manner of sickness and all manner of The word properly signifies the weakness of the stomach: but here it is taken for those diseases which make those that have them faint and wear away. disease among the people.

geneva@Matthew:4:24 @ And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and (note:)The word signifies properly the stone with which gold is tried: and by a borrowed kind of speech, is applied to all kinds of examinations by torture, when as by rough dealing and torments, we draw out the truths from men who otherwise would not confess: in this place it is taken for those diseases, which put sick men to great woe.(:note) torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were Who at every full moon or the change of the moon, are troubled and diseased. lunatick, and those that had the Weak and feeble men, who have the parts of their body loosed and so weakened, that they are neither able to gather them up together, nor do with them as they wish. palsy; and he healed them.

geneva@Matthew:9:3 @ And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This [man] (note:)To blaspheme, signifies among the divines, to speak wickedly: and among the more eloquent Greeks, to slander.(:note) blasphemeth.

geneva@Matthew:19:5 @ And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall (note:)The Greek word conveys «to be glued unto», by which it signifies the union by marriage, which is between man and wife, as though they were glued together.(:note) cleave to his wife: and they They who were two become one as it were: and this word «flesh» is figuratively taken for the whole man, or the body, after the manner of the Hebrews. twain shall be one flesh?

geneva@Matthew:19:24 @ And again I say unto you, It is (note:)Literally, «it is of less labour».(:note) easier for a Theophylact notes, that by this word is meant a cable rope, but Caninius alleges out of the Talmuds that it is a proverb, and the word «Camel» signifies the beast itself. camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

geneva@Matthew:21:44 @ And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will (note:)...a word which properly signifies separating...(:note) grind him to powder.

geneva@Matthew:23:7 @ And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, (note:)This word «Rabbi» signifies one that is above his fellows, and is as good as any of them: and we may see by the repeating of it how proud a title it was. Now they were called Rabbi who, by the laying on of hands, were uttered and declared to the world to be wise men.(:note) Rabbi.

geneva@Matthew:23:12 @ And whosoever (note:)...the rabbis, for rabbi signifies one...(:note) shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

geneva@Matthew:26:37 @ And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and (note:)...word which he uses signifies great...(:note) very heavy.

geneva@Matthew:26:64 @ Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, (note:)This word distinguishes his first coming from the latter.(:note) Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting ...for the right hand signifies among... on the right hand of power, and coming in the Clouds of heaven; see above in (Mat_24:30). clouds of heaven.

geneva@Mark:2:4 @ And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken [it] up, they (note:)They broke up the upper part of the house which was made simply, and let down the man that was sick from paralysis into the lower part where Christ preached, for they could not come before Christ in any other way.(:note) let down the The word signifies the poorest kind of bed, upon which men used to lay down at noon, and at such other times to refresh themselves; we call it a couch. bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

geneva@Mark:6:2 @ And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing [him] were astonished, saying, From whence hath this [man] these things? and what wisdom [is] this which is given unto him, that even such (note:)The word signifies powers or virtues, by which are meant those wonderful works that Christ did which showed and set forth the virtue and power of his Godhead to all the world; (Mat_7:22).(:note) mighty works are wrought by his hands?

geneva@Mark:6:9 @ But [be] shod with (note:)The word properly signifies women's shoes.(:note) sandals; and not put on That is they should take no change of garments with them, so that they might be lighter for this journey and travel more quickly. two coats.

geneva@Mark:6:27 @ And immediately the king sent an (note:)The word signifies one that bears a short lance, and the king's guard was so called because they bore short lances.(:note) executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

geneva@Mark:6:40 @ And they sat down in (note:)The word signifies the beds in a garden, and it is literally, «by beds and beds», meaning by this that they sat down in rows one by another, as beds in a garden.(:note) ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

geneva@Mark:7:27 @ But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast [it] unto the (note:)«Dog» here signifies a little dog, and he uses this term that he may seem to speak more reproachfully.(:note) dogs.

geneva@Mark:12:1 @ And (note:)The calling of God is unbounded, without exception, in regard to place, person, or time.(:note) he began to speak unto them by This word «parable»...evangelists use, not only signifies a... 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.

geneva@Mark:14:15 @ And he will shew you a large (note:)The Greek word signifies that part of the house that is highest from the ground, and because they used to eat supper in that part of the house they called it a supper room, no matter what they were using it for.(:note) upper room furnished [and] prepared: there make ready for us.

geneva@Luke:1:69 @ And hath raised up an (note:)This word «horn»...in the Hebrew language, signifies strength,...(:note) horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

geneva@Luke:5:5 @ And Simon answering said unto him, (note:)The word signifies someone that has rule over anything.(:note) Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

geneva@Luke:8:52 @ And all wept, and (note:)The word signifies to beat and strike, and is used in the mournings and lamentations that are at burials, at which times men used this type of behaviour.(:note) bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

geneva@Luke:11:21 @ When a strong man armed keepeth his (note:)The word properly signifies an open and empty room in front of a house, and so in translation is taken for noblemen's houses.(:note) palace, his goods are in peace:

geneva@John:2:10 @ And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have (note:)Literally, «are drunken»...Hebrew language, but sometimes signifies an...(Gen_43:34).(:note) well drunk, then that which is worse: [but] thou hast kept the good wine until now.

geneva@John:3:6 @ That which is born of the flesh is (note:)That is, fleshly, namely, wholly unclean and under the wrath of God: and therefore this word «flesh» signifies the corrupt nature of man: contrary to which is the Spirit, that is, the man ingrafted into Christ through the grace of the Holy Spirit, whose nature is everlasting and immortal, though the strife of the flesh remains.(:note) flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

geneva@John:10:6 @ This (note:)This word «parable»...the evangelist uses here, signifies a...(:note) parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

geneva@John:12:32 @ And I, if I be (note:)...double meaning, for it signifies either...(:note) lifted up from the earth, will draw Chrysostom and Theophylact say that this word «all» refers to all nations: that is, not only to the Jews. all [men] unto me.

geneva@Acts:1:14 @ These all (note:)The Greek word signifies an invincible constancy and steadfastness.(:note) continued with It is to good purpose that this agreement is mentioned: for those prayers are most acceptable to God which are made with agreeing minds and wills. one accord in The disciples prayed for the sending of the Holy Spirit, and also to be delivered from present dangers, of which there were many that they were experiencing. prayer and supplication, with the For it was appropriate to have the wives strengthened and encouraged who would afterwards be partakers of the dangers with their husbands. women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his With his relatives. brethren.

geneva@Acts:2:13 @ Others (note:)...which he uses here signifies a...(:note) mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

geneva@Acts:26:23 @ That Christ should (note:)That Christ would not be such a king as the Jews dreamed of, but one appointed to bear our miseries, and the punishment of our sins.(:note) suffer, [and] that he should be the The first of those who are raised from the dead. first that should rise from the dead, and should shew ...in all languages sometimes signifies death,... light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

geneva@Acts:28:6 @ Howbeit they looked when he should have (note:)The Greek word signifies to be inflamed or to swell: moreover, Dioscorides in his sixth book, chap. 38, witnesses that the biting of a viper causes a swelling of the body, and so says Nicander, in his remedies against poisons.(:note) swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: There are none who are more changing in every way than they who are ignorant of true religion. but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

geneva@Romans:1:16 @ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: (note:)This is the second part of the epistle, until the beginning of chapter nine. Now the whole end and purpose of the discussion is this: that is to say, to show that there is but one way to attain unto salvation (which is displayed to us by God in the gospel, and that equally to every nation), and this way is Jesus Christ apprehended by faith.(:note) for it is the God's mighty and effectual instrument to save men by. power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the When this word «Greek» is contrasted with the word «Jew», then it signifies a Gentile. Greek.

geneva@Romans:9:3 @ For I could wish that myself were (note:)The apostle loved his brethren so completely that if it had been possible he would have been ready to have redeemed the castaways of the Israelites with the loss of his own soul forever: for this word «accursed» signifies as much in this place.(:note) accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the Being brethren by flesh, as from one nation and country. flesh:

geneva@Romans:11:4 @ But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have (note:)He speaks of remnants and reserved people who were chosen from everlasting, and not of remnants that should be chosen afterwards: for they are not chosen, because they were not idolaters: but rather they were not idolaters, because they were chosen and elect.(:note) reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to [the image of] «Baal» signifies as much as «master» or «patron», or one in whose power another is, which name the idolaters in this day give their idols, naming them «patrons», and «patronesses» or «ladies». Baal.

geneva@Romans:15:19 @ Through (note:)In the first place this word «mighty»...in the latter, it signifies God's...(:note) mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

geneva@Romans:16:18 @ For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by (note:)...word which he uses signifies a...(:note) good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

geneva@2Corinthians:9:4 @ Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same (note:)...word which he uses signifies a...(:note) confident boasting.

geneva@Ephesians:5:30 @ For we are members of his body, (note:)...of the woman, which signifies our...(:note) of his flesh, and of his bones.

geneva@1Thessalonians:4:16 @ For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a (note:)...apostle uses here, properly signifies that...(:note) shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

geneva@Revelation:11:8 @ And their dead bodies [shall lie] in the (note:)That is, openly at Rome: where at that time was a most great crowd of people, the year of Jubile being then first ordained by Boniface to the same end, in the year 1300, an example of which is read in chapter 1 «Extra, de poenitentys strkjv@066:011:008 And their corpses shall lie in the streetes of the great citie, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where our Lord also was crucified. amp; remissionibus.» So by one act he committed two wrongs against Christ, both abolishing his truth by restoring the type of the Jubile, and triumphing over his members by wicked superstition. O religious heart! Now that we should understand the things of Rome, John himself is the author, both after in the seventeenth chapter almost throughout, and also in the restriction now next following, when he says, it is that great city (as he calls it) (Rev_17:18) and is spiritually termed Sodom and Egypt: and that spiritually (for that must here again be repeated from before)...and sound religion. Sodom signifies most...«Roma vale, vidi, Satis est vidisse: revertar, Quumleno, meretrix, scurra, cinadus ero.» «Now farewell Rome, I have seen thee, it was enough to see: I will return when as I mean, bawd, harlot knave to be»(:note) street of the great city, which After a more secret type of meaning and understanding. spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, Namely in his parts, as also he said to Saul in (Act_9:5) where also our Lord was crucified.

geneva@Revelation:18:5 @ For her sins have (note:)...uses a word which signifies the...(:note) reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

CONCORD signifies