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halt

 (holt)n. A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one.v. halt-ed, halt-ing, halts.v. tr. To cause to stop; arrest.v. intr. To stop; pause. See Synonyms at stop.

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shrink

(shringk)v.

shrank

(shrangk).

or shrunk

 To become constricted from heat, moisture, or cold. See Synonyms at contract. 2. To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle: His savings quickly shrank. 3. To draw back instinctively, as from something alarming; recoil. See Synonyms at recoil. 4. To show reluctance; hesitate: shrink from making such a sacrifice.v. tr. To cause to shrink.n. 1. The act of shrinking. The degree to which something shrinks; shrinkage. 2. Slang. A psychiatrist.[Middle English shrinken, to wither, shrivel up, from Old English scrincan. See sker-2.]--shrink'a-ble adj. --shrink'er n.

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pre-vail

 (pri-val)v. intr. pre-vailed, pre-vail-ing, pre-vails. 1. To be greater in strength or influence; triumph: prevailed against great odds. 2. To be or become effective; win out: hoped justice would prevail. 3. To be most common or frequent; be predominant: a region where snow and ice prevail. 4. To be in force, use, or effect; be current: an ancient tradition that still prevails. 5. To use persuasion or inducement successfully. Often used with on, upon, or with. See Synonyms at persuade.[Middle English prevailen, from Old French prevaloir, prevaill-, from Latin praevalere, to be stronger : prae-, pre- + valere, to be strong. See wal-.]--pre-vail'er n.

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a-sun-der

(-sundr)adv. 1. Into separate parts or pieces: broken asunder. 2. Apart from each other either in position or in direction: The curtains had been drawn asunder.[Middle English, from Old English on sundran : on, on. See ON + sundran, separately (from sunder, apart).]

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wise

Often equated with Wisdom

 (wiz)adj. wis-er, wis-est. 1. Having wisdom or discernment for what is - true, right, or lasting; sagacious: a wise leader. 2.   Exhibiting common sense; prudent: a wise decision. Shrewd; crafty. 3. Having great learning; erudite. 4. Provided with information; informed. Used with to: was wise to the politics of the department. 5. Slang. Rude and disrespectful; impudent. --phrasal verb. wise up. Slang. To make or become aware, informed, or sophisticated.

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And they were both naked, the man - and his wife,

and were not ashamed.

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Behold,

he taketh away,

who can hinder him?

who will say unto him,

What doest thou?

If God will not withdraw his anger,

the proud helpers do stoop under him.

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And he said,

Cursed be Canaan;

a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

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And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham - his master,

and sware to him concerning - that matter.

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They mar my path,

they set forward my calamity,

they have no helper.

They came upon me as a wide - breaking in - of waters:

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And Jacob was left alone;

and there wrestled a man with him until - the breaking - of the day.

And when he saw - that he - prevailed not - against him,

he touched the hollow of - his thigh;

and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint,

as he wrestled with him.

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And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him,

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And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master,

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and he halted upon his thigh.

Therefore the children of Israel - eat not of the sinew which shrank,

which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day:

because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.

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And they said,

Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement,

and to put her away.

And Emmanuel answered - and said unto them,

For the hardness of your heart he - wrote - you - this precept.

But from the beginning of the creation - God made them - male - and female.

For this cause shall a man leave his father - and mother,

and cleave to his wife;

And they twain shall be one flesh:

so then they are no more twain,

but one flesh.

What therefore God hath joined together,

let not man put asunder.

And in - the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.

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There the wicked cease from troubling;

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And Noah begat three sons, Shem,

Ham, and Japheth.

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And Rebekah said to Isaac,

I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth:

if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth,

such as these which are of the daughters of the land,

what good shall my life - do me?

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and there the weary be at rest.

There the prisoners rest together;

they hear not the voice of the oppressor. The small and great are there;

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And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master,

and sware to him concerning that matter.

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and the servant is free from his master.

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O Zion,

that bringest good tidings,

get thee up into the high mountain;

O Jerusalem,

that bringest good tidings,

lift up thy voice with strength;

lift it up, be not afraid;

say unto the cities of Judah,

Behold your God!

Behold,

the Lord God

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will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him:

behold,

his reward is with him, and his work before him.

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd:

he shall gather the lambs with his arm,

and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,

and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales,

and the hills in a balance?

Who hath directed the spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him?

With whom took he counsel,

and who instructed him,

and taught him in the path of judgment,

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And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

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And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom,

 and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

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Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab,

and every wise-hearted man,

in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary,

according to all that the Lord had commanded.

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Take you  - wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes,

and I will make them rulers over you.

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Keep therefore and do them;

for this is your wisdom - and your understanding in the sight of the nations,

which shall hear all these statutes,

and say,

Surely this great nation is a wise - and understanding people.

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For they are a nation void of counsel,

neither is there any understanding in them.

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Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people,

that I may discern between good and bad:

for who is able to judge this thy - so great a people?

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And God said unto him,

Because thou hast asked this thing,

and hast not asked for thyself long life;

neither hast asked riches for thyself,

nor hast asked the life of thine enemies;

but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

Behold,

I have done according to thy words:

lo,

I have given thee a wise - and an understanding heart;

so that there was none like thee before thee,

neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

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get understanding:

therefore I hate every false way.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,

and a light unto my path.

I have sworn,

and I will perform it,

that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

I am afflicted very much:

quicken me,

O Lord,

according unto thy word.

Accept,

I beseech thee,

the freewill offerings of my mouth,

O Lord,

and teach me - thy judgments.

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Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom:

and with all thy getting get understanding.

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 . . . and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught - him knowledge,

and shewed to - him the way of understanding?

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Behold,

the nations are as a drop of a bucket,

and are counted as the small dust of the balance:

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And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord;

and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl,

and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

And the Lord smelled a sweet savour;

and the Lord said in his heart,

I will not –again - curse the ground any more for man's sake;

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behold,

he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing,

and vanity.

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And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden;

and there he put the man whom he had formed.

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To whom then will ye liken God?

or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold,

and casteth silver chains.

He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot;

he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

Have ye not known?

have ye not heard?

hath it not been told you from the beginning?

have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth,

and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers;

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God shall enlarge Japheth,

and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

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that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

That bringeth the princes to nothing;

he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

Yea,

they shall not be planted;

yea,

they shall not be sown:

yea,

their stock shall not take root in the earth:

and he shall also blow upon them,

and they shall wither,

and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

To whom then will ye liken me,

or shall I be equal?

saith the Holy One.

Lift up your eyes on high,

and behold - who hath created these things,

that bringeth out their host by number:

he calleth them - all by names - by the greatness of his might,

for that he is strong in power;

not one faileth.

Why sayest thou,

O Jacob,

and speakest,

O Israel,

My way is hid from the Lord,

and my judgment is passed over from my God?

Hast thou not known?

hast thou not heard,

that the everlasting God,

the Lord,

the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?

there is no searching of his understanding.

He giveth power to the faint;

and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

Even the youths shall faint and be weary,

and the young men shall utterly fall:

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run,

and not be weary;

and they shall walk,

and not faint.

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And it shall come to pass in that day,

that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people,

which shall be left,

from Assyria,

and from Egypt,

and from Pathros,

and from Cush,

and from Elam,

and from Shinar,

and from Hamath,

and from the islands of the sea.

And he shall set up an ensign for the nations,

and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from - the four corners of the earth.

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Keep silence before me,

O islands;

and let the people renew their strength: let them come near;

then let them speak:

let us come near together to judgment.

Who raised up the righteous man from the east,

called him to his foot,

gave the nations before him,

and made him rule over kings?

he gave them as the dust to his sword,

and as driven stubble to his bow.

He pursued them,

and passed safely;

even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.

Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from - the beginning?

I the Lord,

the first,

and with the last;

I am he.

The isles saw it,

and feared;

the ends of the earth were afraid,

drew near,

and came.

They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother,

Be of good courage.

So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith,

and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil,

saying,

It is ready for the soldering: and he fastened it with nails, that it - should not be moved.

But thou,

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art my servant,

Jacob whom I have chosen,

the seed of Abraham - my friend.

Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,

and called thee from the chief men thereof,

and said unto thee,

Thou art my servant;

I have chosen thee, - and not cast thee away.

Fear thou not;

for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God:

I will strengthen thee;

yea,

I will help thee;

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And Abram said to the king of Sodom,

I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord,

the most high God,

the possessor of heaven - and earth,

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yea,

I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Behold,

all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed - and confounded: they shall be as nothing;

and they that strive with thee shall perish.

Thou shalt seek them, - and shalt not find them,

even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, - and as a thing of nought.

For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand,

saying unto thee,

Fear not;

I will help thee.

Fear not, thou worm Jacob, - and ye men of Israel;

I will help thee,

saith the Lord,

and thy redeemer,

the Holy One of Israel.

Behold,

I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains,

and beat them small,

and shalt make the hills as chaff.

Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away,

and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

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And he cried and said,

Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue;

for I am tormented in this flame.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things:

but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

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When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none,

and their tongue faileth for thirst,

I the Lord will hear them,

I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys:

I will make the wilderness a pool of water,

and the dry land springs of water.

I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree;

I will set in the desert the fir tree,

and the pine,

and the box tree together:

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and it came to pass,

when they were in the field,

that Cain rose up against Abel his brother,

and slew him.

And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother?

And he said,

I know not:

Am I my brother's keeper?

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That they may see,

and know,

and consider, and understand together,

that the hand of the Lord hath done this,

and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.

Produce your cause,

saith the Lord;

bring forth your strong reasons,

saith the King of Jacob.

Let them bring them forth,

and shew us what shall happen:

let them shew the former things,

what they be,

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For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof,

then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods,

 knowing good and evil.

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that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.

Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods:

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And he said unto the workman,

Yea,

hath God said,

Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

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yea,

do good, or do evil,

that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

Behold,

ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.

I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay.

Who hath declared from - the beginning, that we may know?

and beforetime, that we may say,

He is righteous?

yea,

there is none that sheweth,

yea,

there is none that declareth,

yea,

there is none

that heareth your words.

The first shall say to Zion,

Behold,

behold them:

and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.

For I beheld,

and there was no man;

even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

Behold,

they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.

Behold my servant,

whom I uphold;

mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth;

I have put my spirit upon him:

he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

He shall not cry,

nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

Thus saith God the Lord,

he that created the heavens,

and stretched them out;

he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it;

he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

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have called thee in righteousness,

and will hold thine hand,

and will keep thee,

and give thee for a covenant of the people,

for a light of the Gentiles;