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Quail. Ex. 16:13¹³And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. (Exodus 16:13). Heb. Shĕlâv; Gk. ὀρτυγομήτρα. (Specimen, Coturnix vulgaris.)

Quails, Israel fed with, Ex. 16:12¹²I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God. (Exodus 16:12).

sent in wrath, Num. 11:31³¹And there went forth a wind from the Lord, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. (Numbers 11:31); Psa. 78:27; 105:40²⁷He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: (Psalm 78:27)
⁴⁰The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. (Psalm 105:40).

Quake. Joel 2:10¹⁰The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: (Joel 2:10); Nah. 1:5⁵The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. (Nahum 1:5); Matt. 27:51⁵¹And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; (Matthew 27:51); Heb. 12:21²¹And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:) (Hebrews 12:21).

Quantity. Isa. 22:24²⁴And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons. (Isaiah 22:24).

Quarrel. Lev. 26:25²⁵And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. (Leviticus 26:25); 2 Kings 5:7⁷And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. (2 Kings 5:7); Mark 6:19¹⁹Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: (Mark 6:19); Col. 3:13¹³Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. (Colossians 3:13).

Quarreling. See STRIFE.

Quarter. Ex. 13:7⁷Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters. (Exodus 13:7); Mark 1:45⁴⁵But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter. (Mark 1:45); Rev. 20:8⁸And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. (Revelation 20:8).

Quartus, qŭạr′-tŭs, “fourth”; Rom. 16:23²³Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother. (Romans 16:23).

Quaternion; A Roman guard of four soldiers, detailed to act as sentries over a prisoner (Acts 12:4⁴And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. (Acts 12:4)). In the strictest custody (as in the case of Peter), each hand of the prisoner was handcuffed to a separate soldier, Inside the cell, while the other two kept sentry out-side the door.

Queen. Jer. 44:17,25¹⁷But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. (Jeremiah 44:17)
²⁵Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows. (Jeremiah 44:25): burn incense unto the q.

Quench. Num. 11:2²And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched. (Numbers 11:2): the fire was q.

2 Sam. 21:17¹⁷But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel. (2 Samuel 21:17): q. not light of Israel.

Song of Sol. 8:7⁷Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. (Song of Solomon 8:7): many waters cannot q. love.

Isa. 34:10¹⁰It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever. (Isaiah 34:10): shall not be q. night nor day.

Isa. 42:3³A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. (Isaiah 42:3); Matt. 12:20²⁰A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. (Matthew 12:20): smoking flax not q.

Isa. 66:24²⁴And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. (Isaiah 66:24): neither shall their fire be q.

Mark 9:43,48⁴³And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: (Mark 9:43)
⁴⁸Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mark 9:48): fire that never shall be q.

Eph. 6:16¹⁶Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. (Ephesians 6:16): able to q. fiery darts.

1 Thess. 5:19¹⁹Quench not the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19): q. not the Spirit.

Heb. 11:34³⁴Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. (Hebrews 11:34): q. violence of fire.

See Psa. 104:11; 118:12¹¹They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. (Psalm 104:11)
¹²They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. (Psalm 118:12); Ezek. 20:47⁴⁷And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein. (Ezekiel 20:47); Amos 5:6⁶Seek the Lord, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el. (Amos 5:6).

Question. 1 Kings 10:1¹And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions. (1 Kings 10:1); 2 Chron. 9:1¹And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. (2 Chronicles 9:1): to prove him; with q.

Matt. 22:46⁴⁶And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. (Matthew 22:46): neither durst ask him q.

Mark 9:16¹⁶And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? (Mark 9:16): what q. ye with them?

Mark 11:29²⁹And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. (Mark 11:29): I will ask you one q.

1 Cor. 10:25²⁵Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake: (1 Corinthians 10:25): asking no q. for conscience.

1 Tim. 1:4⁴Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. (1 Timothy 1:4): which minister q. rather.

1 Tim. 6:4⁴He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, (1 Timothy 6:4): doting about q.

2 Tim. 2:23²³But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. (2 Timothy 2:23); Titus 3:9⁹But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. (Titus 3:9): unlearned q. avoid.

See Mark 1:27; 9:10²⁷And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. (Mark 1:27)
¹⁰And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. (Mark 9:10); Acts 18:15; 19:40¹⁵But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters. (Acts 18:15)
⁴⁰For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. (Acts 19:40).

Quick. Num. 16:30³⁰But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord. (Numbers 16:30); Psa. 55:15¹⁵Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. (Psalm 55:15): go down q. R.V. alive.

Isa. 11:3³And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: (Isaiah 11:3): of q. understanding. R.V. and his delight shall be.

Acts 10:42⁴²And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. (Acts 10:42); 2 Tim. 4:1¹I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; (2 Timothy 4:1); 1 Peter 4:5⁵Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. (1 Peter 4:5): Judge of q. and dead.

Heb. 4:12¹²For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12): the word is q. and powerful. R.V. living.

See Lev. 13:10,24¹⁰And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising; (Leviticus 13:10)
²⁴Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white; (Leviticus 13:24); Psa. 124:3³Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: (Psalm 124:3).

Quicken; to revive, make alive.

Psa. 71:20²⁰Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. (Psalm 71:20): thou shalt q. me again.

Psa. 80:18¹⁸So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. (Psalm 80:18): q. us and we will call.

Psa. 119:25²⁵DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. (Psalm 119:25): q. me according to thy word.

Psa. 119:37³⁷Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. (Psalm 119:37): q. me in thy way.

Psa. 119:50⁵⁰This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. (Psalm 119:50): thy word hath q. me.

Rom. 8:11¹¹But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. (Romans 8:11): shall also q. your bodies.

1 Cor. 15:36³⁶Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: (1 Corinthians 15:36): that thou sowest is not q.

Eph. 2:1¹And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; (Ephesians 2:1): you hath he q.

Eph. 2:5⁵Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) (Ephesians 2:5); Col. 2:13¹³And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; (Colossians 2:13): q. us together with Christ.

1 Peter 3:18¹⁸For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: (1 Peter 3:18): to death in flash, q. by Spirit.

Quickening, spiritual. Psa. 71:20; 80:18²⁰Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. (Psalm 71:20)
¹⁸So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. (Psalm 80:18); John 5:21; 6:63²¹For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. (John 5:21)
⁶³It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. (John 6:63); Rom. 4:17; 8:11¹⁷(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. (Romans 4:17)
¹¹But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. (Romans 8:11); 1 Cor. 15:45⁴⁵And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. (1 Corinthians 15:45); 2 Cor. 3:6⁶Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. (2 Corinthians 3:6); Eph. 2:1¹And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; (Ephesians 2:1); 1 Tim. 6:13¹³I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; (1 Timothy 6:13); 1 Peter 3:18¹⁸For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: (1 Peter 3:18).

Quickly. Ex. 32:8⁸They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. (Exodus 32:8); Deut. 9:12¹²And the Lord said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image. (Deuteronomy 9:12): have turned aside q.

Num. 16:46⁴⁶And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague is begun. (Numbers 16:46): go q. to congregation.

Josh. 10:6⁶And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us. (Joshua 10:6): come q. and save us.

Eccl. 4:12¹²And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:12): threefold cord not q. broken.

Matt. 5:25²⁵Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. (Matthew 5:25): agree with adversary q.

Luke 14:21²¹So that servant came, and showed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. (Luke 14:21): go q. into streets and lanes.

John 13:27²⁷And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. (John 13:27): that thou doest, do q.

Rev. 2:5,16⁵Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. (Revelation 2:5)
¹⁶Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. (Revelation 2:16): repent, else I will come q.

Rev. 3:11; 22:7,12¹¹Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. (Revelation 3:11)
⁷Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. (Revelation 22:7)
¹²And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. (Revelation 22:12): I come q.

Rev. 22:20²⁰He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. (Revelation 22:20): surely I come q.

See Gen. 18:6; 27:20⁶And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. (Genesis 18:6)
²⁰And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me. (Genesis 27:20); Luke 16:6⁶And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. (Luke 16:6); Acts 22:18¹⁸And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. (Acts 22:18).

Quicksands; Sands which move, i.e., unstable (quick = living). The greater and lesser Syrtis, near Tunis, on the N.E. coast of Africa (Acts 27:17¹⁷Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. (Acts 27:17)). These were the terror of Mediterranean sailors.

Quiet. Psa. 107:30³⁰Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. (Psalm 107:30): then are they glad because q.

Psa. 131:2²Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. (Psalm 131:2): I have q. myself as a child.

Eccl. 9:17¹⁷The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. (Ecclesiastes 9:17): words of wise are heard in q.

Isa. 7:4⁴And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. (Isaiah 7:4): be q., fear not.

Isa. 14:7⁷The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. (Isaiah 14:7): earth is at rest and q.

Isa. 32:18¹⁸And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; (Isaiah 32:18): in q. resting places.

Isa. 33:20²⁰Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. (Isaiah 33:20): a q. habitation.

Jer. 49:23²³Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. (Jeremiah 49:23): sorrow on the sea, it cannot be q.

Ezek. 16:42⁴²So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. (Ezekiel 16:42): I will be q.

Acts 19:36³⁶Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. (Acts 19:36): ye ought to be q.

1 Thess. 4:11¹¹And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; (1 Thessalonians 4:11): study to be q.

1 Tim. 2:2²For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. (1 Timothy 2:2): a q. and peaceable life. R.V. tranquil.

1 Peter 3:4⁴But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. (1 Peter 3:4): ornament of a meek and q. spirit.

See 2 Kings 11:20²⁰And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house. (2 Kings 11:20); 2 Chron. 14:1¹So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years. (2 Chronicles 14:1); Job 3:13; 21:23¹³For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest, (Job 3:13)
²³One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. (Job 21:23).

Quiet, the faithful shall dwell in. Prov. 1:33³³But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. (Proverbs 1:33); Isa. 30:15; 32:17-18¹⁵For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. (Isaiah 30:15)
¹⁷And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. ¹⁸And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; (Isaiah 32:17‑18).

to be, enjoined. 1 Thess. 4:11¹¹And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; (1 Thessalonians 4:11); 2 Thess. 3:12¹²Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. (2 Thessalonians 3:12); 1 Tim. 2:2²For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. (1 Timothy 2:2); 1 Peter 3:4⁴But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. (1 Peter 3:4).

Quietly. 2 Sam. 3:27²⁷And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. (2 Samuel 3:27); Lam. 3:26²⁶It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. (Lamentations 3:26).

Quietness. Job 34:29²⁹When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only: (Job 34:29): when he giveth q.

Prov. 17:1¹Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. (Proverbs 17:1): better a dry morsel and q.

Eccl. 4:6⁶Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. (Ecclesiastes 4:6): better handful with q. than both.

Isa. 30:15¹⁵For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. (Isaiah 30:15): in q. and confidence strength.

Isa. 32:17¹⁷And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. (Isaiah 32:17): effect of righteousness q.

See Judg. 8:28²⁸Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. (Judges 8:28); 1 Chron. 22:9⁹Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. (1 Chronicles 22:9); 2 Thess. 3:12¹²Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. (2 Thessalonians 3:12).

Quit, to acquit one’s self, behave. Ex. 21:19¹⁹If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed. (Exodus 21:19); Josh. 2:20²⁰And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. (Joshua 2:20); 1 Sam. 4:9⁹Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. (1 Samuel 4:9); 1 Cor. 16:13¹³Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. (1 Corinthians 16:13).

Quite. Gen. 31:15¹⁵Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money. (Genesis 31:15); Job 6:13¹³Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me? (Job 6:13); Hab. 3:9⁹Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. (Habakkuk 3:9).

Quiver. Psa. 127:5⁵Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. (Psalm 127:5); Jer. 5:16¹⁶Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. (Jeremiah 5:16); Lam. 3:13¹³He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins. (Lamentations 3:13).

Quotations; from the Old Testament in the New Testament. See OLD TESTAMENT.

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