Topic
Garnish
6 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 2 Chronicles 3:6Easton · ISBE
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
- Job 26:13Easton · ISBE
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
- Matthew 23:29Easton · ISBE
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
- Revelation 21:19Easton · ISBE
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
- Matthew 12:44ISBE
Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
- Matthew 25:7ISBE
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
Overlay with stones (2 Chr. 3:6), adorn (Rev. 21:19), deck with garlands (Matt. 23:29), furnish (12:44).
In Job 26:13 (Heb. shiphrah, meaning “brightness”), “By his spirit the heavens are brightness” i.e., are bright, splendid, beautiful.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 6 references
gar'-nish (tsippah, shiphrah; kosmeo):
The word is used twice in the Old Testament. In 2Ch 3:6, tsippah means "to overlay," or "to plate." Thus, he "garnished" the house or "overlaid" it, "studded" it, with precious stones, and thus adorned and beautified it. In Job 26:13, shiphrah is a feminine noun meaning "fairness," "beauty," "brilliancy." "By his Spirit the heavens are garnished," i.e. the clouds are driven off by the wind or breath of Yahweh, and the sky made bright and clear.
In the New Testament (Mt 12:44; 23:29) the word kosmeo means "set in order," "make ready," "adorn," etc. In Mt 25:7 it is translated "trimmed," and in Re 21:19 "adorned."
J. J. Reeve
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.